Barr says he would support Trump challenger in 2024; 'He's not my idea of a president'

Former Attorney General William Barr said Friday that he would support a primary challenger to former President Donald Trump if he runs again in 2024, saying, "He's not my idea of a president."

When asked on CNN whether he would support another candidate over Trump, Barr said, "Yes, I think the coming presidential election would be a good opportunity for the Republican Party because from my standpoint the progressive left has – is sort of showing a sort of a totalitarian temperament."

He also said, "I think the Republicans can win a decisive majority, but I don't think we can do it with Trump. He's just too divisive a candidate," according to The Hill.

Barr discussed his commentary in his new book, "One Damn Thing After Another: Memoirs of an Attorney General," in which he criticized his former boss' actions.

"He's not my idea of a president, and ... I felt he was going to lose the [2020] election because he was not controlling himself. He was allowing this pettiness to come through, and I feel it's one of his great failings," Barr said.

"I think a lot of people agree with his policies. They like his strength and his directness. But to the extent they support them, it's despite these – this kind of obnoxious behavior, it's not because of it."

Barr also said he believed Trump "went off the rails" after the losrt election and that he didn't listen to his advisers.

Trump and his former attorney general have been trading criticisms of each other in recent weeks as Barr has been on a media tour for his new book.