Trump being the GOP's nominee in 2024, according to former Attorney General William Barr, would be a "huge mistake."
Barr remarked on Newsmax, "I don't think he should be our nominee — the Republican Party nominee."
Since Barr's memoir was released in March, he and Trump have been slamming each other.Former Attorney General William Barr stated this week that electing Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee in 2024 would be a "huge mistake."
During an appearance on Newsmax's "Spicer & Co." on Thursday, Barr made the statement. He told host Sean Spicer, a former Trump administration official, that he did not believe Trump should be on the GOP's 2024 ticket."I do not believe he should be our — the Republican Party's — nominee," Barr stated. "And I believe Republicans have a strong chance – putting him forward would be a huge mistake."
Trump has not formally stated that he would run for president in 2024, but he has given strong indications that he will. For example, in a video taken by a golfing pal in January, he referred to himself as the "45th and 47th" president.
Lindsey Graham, a senior Republican senator, has also expressed support for Trump's 2024 presidential bid. Graham claimed in February that Trump has a "excellent possibility" of becoming president in 2024 and that the Republican presidential nomination was "his nomination for the taking."
Barr and Trump have had a contentious relationship in recent months, especially after a turbulent period during Trump's presidency.
"The election was not'stolen,' Trump lost it," Barr wrote in his book "One Damn Thing After Another," in which he contradicted Trump's accusations of voter fraud in the 2020 election.
Barr claimed in a March interview with NBC that Trump never had a "good idea" of the president's or Justice Department's functions.
Trump wrote a letter in response to Barr's charges, calling him "slow" and "lethargic" and a "great disappointment."
Barr referred to Trump as "childish" and accused him of throwing a "tantrum" in response to the letter, which sparked a spat between the two.
Barr repeatedly chastised Trump in March, claiming that he was not his "vision of a president." Working with Trump was like "wrestling an alligator," according to Barr, who also said that the former president enjoyed being "surrounded by yes men."
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