Dubya was also assailable, so not a threat. Trump is quickly showing that he can’t be beat, and if they try they’ll end up the worse for it.
Dubya couldn’t fight back.
Nobody dared questioned the line “But at least he kept us safe” until Trump. Bush was quite weak before 9/11. He didn’t stop illegals, he allowed the 911 terrorists to come in legally. Yes, he built up our defense big time but those 2 major holes were always in place.