Bill Barr Says Trump Should Not Run for President

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Former Attorney General Bill Barr says Donald Trump’s time in the White House is done.

In a candid interview with The Washington Examiner, Barr made it clear that he thinks it’s time for the Republican Party to start looking forward to a new candidate in 2024.

The Washington Examiner reports:

“I’m all for restoring America . That’s what I’m all about, is restoring the greatness of this country. And the principle threat is this progressive agenda. The only way to do that is not to speak about some other election and continue this trench warfare but instead a breakthrough election that will create and usher in an era just like Reagan did,” said Barr in an interview with the Washington Examiner.

“I don’t necessarily want to take a shot at Trump, but Trump is not that man,” he said, adding that the former president would be a 78-year-old lame duck the day he walked into office.

“He does not have the capacity to win the kind of transformative election. He may have been, historically, a necessary figure, and I give him all credit for bringing to a screeching halt the progressive march that occurred under the Obama administration and threatened the country going forward with Hillary Clinton,” said Barr.

Barr also acknowledged that many of Trump’s specific traits are what made him the man to do that. The former AG said that Trump’s willingness to fight and his pugnacity helped make him such a successful president.

“However, if you believe in the MAGA agenda, we’ve already punched the other guy in the nose. Now, how do we actually go about methodically restoring the United States?” Barr said. The first thing Republicans need to do, added Barr, is win a decisive, broad victory. “And you don’t do that by starting a civil war in the party and calling everyone who doesn’t believe that the election was stolen a RINO.”

Barr also went on to say he firmly believed Trump could have handily won the 2020 election had he slightly adjusted his behavior heading into the race.

Is Trump the right man for the Republican Party in 2024 or is another Republican darkhorse who will help get this country back on track?



    1. I think Barr shouldn’t run for anything in my mind he is a traitor to all America. Go TRUMP – We had a good life under Trump, now we are being destroyed from within with all the wimpy Republicans standing behind Biden – What fools and betrayers – no fight and no honor.

      1. You are correct. Bill Barr was a Bush plant and stymied President Trump on everything he could. He hates President Trump, and is now trying to be relevant. He needs to shut his pie-hole and go away because no one except other RINOs and Democrats want to hear him.

  1. Whatever the GOP puts up it cannot be a Boehner or Ryan type that folds like cheap paper when confronting the leftists. If no one who is electable in the GOP ranks cannot continue the approach Trump demonstrated successfully then it must be Trump again. We cannot continue to make the mistakes of putting people like Liz Chaney in Washington, especially at the presidential level. If DeSantis is the man then Trump must be involved and part of the effort. We cannot afford conservative a civil war.

      1. No, we need to keep DeSantis in Florida for 4 more years. Then he will be ready to be President of the USA.

    1. Desantis MUST REMAIN TO BE THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA. Trump needs to return to the presidency. His policies are pragmatic and will save America. He needed to call attention to the fraud that occurred in ‘2020. It cannot continue or this country is LOST.

    2. I agree with you but I also agree with Barr that “Trump could have handily won in 2020 if he had slightly adjusted his behavior”. Too many white suburban woman couldn’t stand Trump’s personality and he played right into the media’s hand by constantly fighting.
      If Trump is the 2024 nominee I will vote for him for the 3rd time but I fear he could lose again because he has ignited the young college aged idiots who will never vote for him.

      1. It doesn’t take Trump to tell me the election was stolen. I saw the fraud when Obama was elected. BUT, stealing from Trump was done on an unblievable massive scale and anyone who doesn’t see it hasn’t bothered to look closer at the testimony available, but ignored by the justice system, including Bill Barr who denied the theft while refusing to look at the sworn testimonies presented.

      2. His behavior had nothing to do with the election. Cheating, stealing, and rigging an election had everything to do with the “stealing of an election” the GOP let it happen!

    3. You say folds like cheap paper! How about no one the GOP puts up that are traitors to our nation, rinos or POS like Ryan, Barr, Boehner, Liz Chaney, to name a few.

  2. WHY IS IT IN AMERICA, THAT NO “TREASONOUS” PEOPLE, EVER BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE BY THE LAW? STARTING WITH THE FRAUDULENT PRESIDENT, AND HIS MOTELY CREW, OF ANTI-AMERICANS REGIME. WARM UP THE “FIRING SQUAD”, NOV 22 IS COMING. ONLY THING IS THE FIRING SQUAD, MAY NEED TO REPLACE THEIR RIFLES, WITH A MACHINE GUN, THERE ARE SO MANY “TREASONOUS” SOBS WITHIN OUR GOVERNMENT/CONGRESS/JUDICIAL SYSTEMS.

    1. YOU HAVE SCUM OF THE EARTH LIKE SOROS WITH TO MUCH MONEY AND SHIT FOR BRAINS SUPPORTING THE SCUMBAG LEFT. THEY ALL NEED TO GO BACK TO HELL. LETS GO BRANDON

      1. What is so funny in the past the Democrat presidents had no problem in killing other presidents of regimes they did not like. It got so bad that a law had to be passed to discontinue the outright public practice. Although it still goes on behind closed doors.

        1. Seems likt nothing ever stopped the Clintons. We still see people today dying under strange circumstances. All connected in some way to the Clintons. It seems to be why they will never face justice, or be properly punished for their crimes.Same with the biden Cabal

  3. BARR JUST A W. BUSH LACKEY, A BUSH CRIME FAMILY, NEW WORLD ORDER
    SPONSER TO BOOT. NOT MUCH BETTER THAN SNAKE SESSIONS.
    AS THE AG, HE LET THE SWAMP RUN ROUGH SHOD OVER TRUMP.
    I HOPE DONALD J TRUMP HAS LEARNED HIS LESSON WITH TRUSTING SUEDO-
    SOPHISTICANTS AND SYCHOPHANTS.
    I HOPE BARR IS EATEN BY A GRIZZLY ON HIS NEXT ALASKAN FISHING TRIP.

  4. Bo hoo for Barr. President Trump was the best President in my life, as good or better than Ike, and he will be a shoo-in for 2024, as long as the States fix the cheating the Democrats carried out to cheat him out of office in 2020.

    1. Ike? What kind of drugs are you on. Ike was one of the WORST presidents along with Lincoln (whose political policies in protecting the industrialist desires of the North caused the Civil War, and who allowed his generals to commit crimes of war against the south).

      1. Ike, that recognized and warned US about the military industrial complex? He knew how the Pen-of-goons killed George Patton and would end up killing JFK and start the destruction of the rest of Amerika (socialism) and blame Lee Harvey Oswald. Amerika has been swimming in lies for the last 160 years. wise up morons

      2. I see you went to Berkley or some other leftist college! It was the southern democrates that wanted the civil war, it was the Jacksontonians that wiped out the Indians and drove them from their land. It was the democrates that pushed the war in Vietnam and the mideast, and now Russia.

    2. The GOP first has to revoke the new Democrat election plan proposed and soon to be pushed through before they all get booted out in 4 months. We can’t have the Feds running our elections. Also, the GOP needs to be more “grass roots” local politics and stop letting the local DNC run elections in most states, even red ones. The DNC wins a lot because they run the elections, and they follow Stalin’s edict: “Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.”..that was very clear in the last presidential. It is still happening. Look at Mich. where they are blocking GOP candidates from even being on the ballot. If the Left is not stopped our elections will look like Russia’s. Only one guy on the ballot and you can vote for the democrat of your choice. That is democracy in Russia.

  5. The header is quite misleading as I don’t see this a backstabbing move but a statement of opinion. He gave credit where credit is due and stated the negative where needed. I think Barr was fair in his personal assessment as he sees it, however, I disagree with him as far as Trump running in 2024. I’ve said it to many in 2016 that this country needs to be run like a business and not a charitable organization with corrupt politicians at the helm. I think Trump should run and I think everyone has seen the Democrats agenda and what they’re doing to our country and realize that no one can afford it. I think Trump would undo and fix the Democrats stupidity and quickly. I think he would get a lot more support in congress this time around because they’ve seen the errors of their ways.

    1. Everything out of Bart’s mouth is BS. He wrote a book bashing Trump and sales may not be going as planned. As for Congress supporting Trump, there are still snakes (RINO’s) like Romney, McConnell, Graham and others who support open borders, amnesty for illegals, and repeal of the 2nd Amendment. They are already wheeling and dealing with Schumer’s henchmen to take away guns. I don’t trust any Republican who supports McConnell for senate leader if they win back congress. As for Barr—if he did his job instead of listening to his buddy Bush, President Magoo would not be in the White House. All democrats and RINO’s have to go.

    2. I agree with you and he gave credit where is do. Problem is now he’s starting to sound logical, but where was that logic when he was in position to stop election fraud and crime in the government. Nowhere he was silent and useless. Now he’s trying to make himself look righteous. Give me a break. Then again maybe at that level in government everyone is compromised so who am I to judge.

    3. communist will be communist until they stop breathing. IF you don’t kill them, they will kill you

  6. Who cares what Barr says ? he was too afraid to do his own job and had to ask for help…what a disappointment he turned out to be !!!!

  7. Bill Barr did absolutely nothing to further the goals of freedom in America, awful lot of food wasted on this POS

  8. This foolish “Fat Ass” traitor should prepare to be indicted before a military tribunal! He did nothing to help the Trump Administration as DOJ. He and the FBI are treasonous bastards. Covered up election fraud. Still does. Covered up the massive Hunter Biden gross and bazaar sex scandals implicating Brandon in foreign sell outs and kickbacks. He’s a duplicitous fraud!

  9. Would not trust, nor put much worth into what ever Barr has to say, he has proven himself wrong time and time again..yes WE are watching every move he makes and what he says…never disappoints us when he is wrong….also a fence sitter, can’t determine if he is a Democrat or a Republican ,he rides both sides of the fence……Trump still THE MAN, wait and see …………..

  10. What a weasle, barr your nothing but a traitor, no election fraud, come on man, get a pair of glasses. there was fraud in over a dozen states, on camera, u bozo. No one wants your opinion,loser.

  11. Trump brings out the insanity of the dems. The media will try to destroy any republican, but DeSantis is incredibly strong, Is America First, totally qualified, very intelligent, morally strong and a great communicator.

    1. DeSantis’ qualities are why we in Florida want TO KEEP HIM AS GOVERNOR. The same qualities are why we NEED TRUMP AS PRESIDENT AGAIN. The dems will be just as insane without Trump as president–as we have seen with Biden as the president.

  12. He turned out to a useless POS! He did nothing , to the scum Democrats, to put them in prison for their coup attempt of President Trump!

  13. When Trump first announced his candidacy, I thought it to be simply laughable. Trump, however, has exceeded even Reagan as the most consequential, pro-active, competent and effective President of my lifetime! So your turn; you anti-Trump weenies step-up, risk your lives, your families, your fortune, your reputation, show us what you can do better!

    1. Trump was never laughable, however. He did a lot for the people of New York–skating rink, etc., etc.

  14. Who cares what Barr has said about President Donald Trump; he was a Trump administration turn coat. He HAS NO RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR LOYAL AMERICANS!!

  15. Another DEBS (Democrat enabling back stabber) fool who would rather see a RINO party than a real AMERICAN party.

  16. P!SS on RINO , butte plug using liberal jism accepting Barr !!! ” Restoring America ” starts with putting President Trump back in the White House !!!!! Nobody cares what asswipe Barr says or thinks !!!!!!!

  17. Piss on this worthless globalist maggot. I wouldn’t trust this has-been . clown to walk behind my back. Fortunately, no one that matters gives a rat’s ass what he says or thinks.

  18. How can he think he will be taken seriously by any non-rino? He has already proven himself a traitor. He thinks we’re going to have a “breakthrough election”? Not if nothing is done to expose the 2020 election fraud. Logic tells you they will not only do the same, but double their efforts. Too many conservatives no longer believe in the republican party; I am not at all excited to see them back in power. Let the rinos know that we are still angry with them, even if it means a civil war within the party. It’s so dumb to assume that just cuz the repubs take over, they will actually do the things that president trump did; no, we are going to require mr trump to go back in and continue the work he started, accomplishing what he did despite the wall of resistance he got.

    1. Who would the person elected be that could create such a breakthrough? There is no one with the experience, ability, desire, and attitude that would succeed at all.

  19. Barr should retire, go away and maybe write a book that nobody should waste their time reading.

  20. Sadly Barr is right. Trump’s time has come and gone. If the GOP doesn’t get another candidate then they will have thrown away their chance at taking control of both the house and senate. The real hate for Trump is very wide and deep across this country and that would be shown in the voting booth.

  21. I would agree but the reason we’re in this fix is because of all the A-kissee face before Trump. Marxist progressives are always ready to battle for their beliefs. Trump was willing to battle in kind for Americans.

  22. Barr is the one who needs to resign, apologize to humanity, and promise to never participate in politics again. All the other fake Republicans who are really Democrat anti-Americans, like Mitch McConnell and Liz Cheney should resign as well.

  23. P!SS on asswipe , back stabbing , butte plug using , liberal jism accepting Bill Barr !!!!! The Truth is Conservatives and true Patriots DO want President Trump to run in 2024 so we can take back OUR country !!!! What Republicans also want , is for Barr to go down his basement , pull out his Barbie and just stay there , because only liberals care what this nitwit has to say !!!!

  24. I think a Trumo-DeSantis, Trump-Scott, or even Trump-Haley ticket is the answer. I think Trump can win in 2024. A strong VP might take the “lame duck” status out of the mix.

    1. Trump/Kristi Noem ticket sounds good to me. There is no “lame duck” status, however.

  25. Bill Barr- Get the HELL OUT OF POLITICS IN ELECTIONS> The real question is WHO WOULD BE THE BEST PRESIDENT TO DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU JUST STATED.

    ANSWER- The ONLY person we know of today that has the guts and ability to do those things in Donald Trump. The issue is that PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF failed in your duty to arrest and convict those that were intent on overthrowing a legally elected President and ending the policies that the PEOPLE DEMANDED at his election.

    Please Barr, go quietly into the sunset.

  26. No! I don’t care what RINO’s say. Trump was overwhelmingly voted for in last 2 elections. His behavior is designed to wake up the sleepy steeple as he exposed the evil empire deep state tgat by election fraud coup have taken over the government of US and installed their satanic worshipful luciferian Nazi commie puppets.

    Trump has been a sting ips from the get go. Whether or not Barr is on board or playing both sides against the middle on the fence, his career is OVER! But not ztrumps Presidency. The people love his brash acting truth telling stand against the enemies of the people. Trump played the lightening rod that grounded the people and shocked the deep state into total chaos and frenzied panic. They will no doubt pull out all the stops as trump foibles down on them. They will be crushed. It’s prophesy from books of Daniel and Revelation. Happening right before our eyes
    Better to herd the 3 angels messages than pay any attention to Barr burping

  27. Bill Barr couldn’t do the job given to him, and yet he can put others down. I will vote for Trump again and again, and Barr needs to shut his useless mouth. He’s a whiner and we all know it. Go to your room and cry like the baby you are. Traitor.

  28. I could have agreed with Barr right up to the point where he said “he firmly believed Trump could have handily won the 2020 election had he slightly adjusted his behavior heading into the race”. WRONG. Barr and so many others still don’t get it. Trump lost because of Liberal judges in swings states refusing to do their sworn constitutional job and that is to hold up the rule of law. They refused to even listen to the voter fraud testimonies for legal considerations. They were all bought with Zucker and swamp money. Trump didn’t need to change anything. He won the election fairly. Those that represent as being true patriots both Democrats and Republicans need to be frightened as to what just happened during the 2020 election and that needs to be flushed out. I believe it will someday, sooner or later, and the opposing side should be ashamed to have allowed this to happen as the world watched the corruption coming from the leader of the free world. Money, power, greed changes the best of people. We don’t need an attitude change from “45”. We need a fair election without corruption. We run the risk of the same corruption now in Nov. 2022 and beyond if we don’t understand what happened with the Judges and the legal system that was suppose to serve the public, not ANY political persuasion. Don’t “throw the towel in” is so fast Mr. Bill Barr until you can assure the masses that the 2024 nominee would not get the same treatment as 2020.

    • RINO’s gone
    • Same Day voting only
    • On Site voting only
    • Military and bed confined voters mailin’s only
    • No Ballot Drop boxes
    • ID is mandatory

    This for starters

  29. yet another CLOWN we were told was so “honorable” “beyond reproach” “ethical” ? Just like Mueller, Comey and others? Name ONE honest person in the Den of Corruption. The place should be NUKED, as soon as possible

  30. Trump doesn’t need to run for President, he already is and has been since Nov 3, 2020. Biden is a Faux President the title that fit better is Supreme Socialist Leader. I hope President Trump doesn’t let this mockery go on until Nov mid-terms, by then there will be nothing left of America to salvage.

  31. We need to keep DeSantis in FL and similar Governors in their respective states. Trump for President is the only choice. Red states will be the foundation for saving America..

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