Posted on 11/08/2020 10:53:04 AM PST by RandFan
Former President George W. Bush congratulated President-elect Joe Biden in a phone call Sunday and said that, while President Donald Trump has the right to pursue legal challenges and recounts, the 2020 race was "fundamentally fair" and "its outcome is clear."
The gesture by Bush, the only living former Republican president, was a break from his party's outgoing president, Trump, who has so far refused to concede the race.
In the statement, Bush said he had called Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Sunday.
"Though we have political differences, I know Joe Biden to be a good man, who has won his opportunity to lead and unify our country," Bush said. "The President-elect reiterated that while he ran as a Democrat, he will govern for all Americans. I offered him the same thing I offered Presidents Trump and Obama: my prayers for his success, and my pledge to help in any way I can."
Bush also offered congratulations in the statement to Trump "on a hard-fought campaign," nodding to his "extraordinary political achievement" of winning the votes of more than 70 million Americans, the second-most in history behind Biden. "They have spoken, and their voices will continue to be heard through elected Republicans at every level of government," Bush said.
(Excerpt) Read more at edition.cnn.com ...
What a POS. He got his day in court, but President Trump got his. If I recall correctly, Bush lost Florida by 3 votes.
He didn’t read the things I read.
(Correction: Pres Trump didn’t get his.)
Adrenochrome is a helluva drug
Agree; the Bush trash would never have gotten anywhere but for Ronald Reagan but I remember the father (loser in 1992, so glad I voted for Ross Perot) trashing Reagan and Vietnam veterans in his Inaugural Speech while his harpy wife talked down Nancy Reagan. Reagan should never have picked this worthless man; his stupid drunk of a son is even worse.
Fundamentally fair?????…bahahahahahah....yeah that’s what we need in an election...FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD...
Yup...the One Worlders are speaking
Did you see Biden bring Hunter on the stage the other night?
Oh my god he could barely stand up. He is a zombie. Maybe Bush has been hanging out with him!
Prove it.
THIS^^^^^^
Dubya won the Republican nomination the same way Pedo Joe allegedly “won” this election.
There were so many actual conservatives to choose from, but Dubya magically won.
Remember folks: Only members of the Bush family are allowed to exhaust all legal options if they feel like an election is being stolen from them.
His phony parents were always butthurt bc the Reagans never invited them to a private dinner at the White House nor did they invite them at all to the dinner for Princess Diana. The Reagans had class and judgment; the Bush bunch never had either.
Who is Bush to proclaim it is fundamentally fair for legal votes to be cancelled by illegal votes?
I’m both glad and ashamed I voted for George W Bush. No Bush will ever get my vote again.
The Bush family is loyal to the state, NOT our republic.
George W Bush is fundamentally a moron
The Smirking Chimp is a loud-mouthed punk.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.