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Bush disagrees with Trump, says press not an 'enemy'
washingtonexaminer.com ^ | 2/27/17 | Kyle Feldscher

Posted on 02/27/2017 11:47:15 AM PST by ColdOne

Former President George W. Bush believes President Trump is off track by fighting the media and speaking out against Islam in speeches and in his executive immigration order.

Bush didn't directly criticize Trump in an NBC interview on Monday, but he used his own time in office to contrast with what how the current president is using the presidency. When asked about Trump's spats with the media, Bush said he never considered the press the "enemy of the American people," as Trump said last week.

"I consider the media to be indispensable to democracy," Bush said. "We need an independent media to hold people like me to account. Power can be vindictive and corrosive, and we need the media to call out people who abuse their power."

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Bush...the gift that keeps on giving.....Pfft!
1 posted on 02/27/2017 11:47:15 AM PST by ColdOne
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To: ColdOne

Stockholm syndrome.


2 posted on 02/27/2017 11:48:13 AM PST by House Atreides (Send BOTH Hillary & Bill to prison.)
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To: ColdOne

Bush...you idiot. Trump said “FAKE” news was the enemy. Try to pay attention—I know it’s hard for you.


3 posted on 02/27/2017 11:48:39 AM PST by WKUHilltopper (WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
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Buh=ID10T


4 posted on 02/27/2017 11:49:14 AM PST by rockrr (quick, LOL)
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To: ColdOne

And all of this time I thought he was just naive ...


5 posted on 02/27/2017 11:49:30 AM PST by SecondAmendment (Restoring our Republic at 9.8357x10^8 FPS)
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To: ColdOne

Oh sure, W keeps his mouth shut for eight miserable years of Obama destroying the country, but now he speaks up to criticize Trump and defend the jackals who continue to chew him up to this very day.


6 posted on 02/27/2017 11:49:47 AM PST by Dahoser (Separation of church and state? No, we need separation of media and state.)
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To: ColdOne

If 9/11 hadn’t happened, the press would have made W a one-termer, just like they did to his daddy.


7 posted on 02/27/2017 11:49:52 AM PST by Bryanw92 (If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.)
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The MSM is the Country’s greatest threat.

Islam is a war plan.

Dubya is absolute disappointment aligned with the Left.


8 posted on 02/27/2017 11:50:48 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: ColdOne

This statement compliments of a dude that could not even figure out how to put on rain gear during the inauguration.


9 posted on 02/27/2017 11:51:11 AM PST by Navin Johnson
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To: ColdOne

He needs to keep painting his retarded portraits and keep his mouth shut.


10 posted on 02/27/2017 11:51:26 AM PST by caltaxed
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To: ColdOne

Will GWB ever get it right: just Alito and what else?


11 posted on 02/27/2017 11:52:00 AM PST by Theodore R. (Let's not squander the golden opportunity of 2017.)
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To: ColdOne

I’m really amazed how well the MSM is at distortion and lies.

I’m not a politician, but I think I’m fairly smart. I thought Bush was too.

BUT IT’S PRETTY CLEAR TO ME THAT TRUMP HAS SAID FRMO THE GET GO THAT FAKE NEWS, FABRICATED BY A FAKE PRESS IS THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE NOT THE ALL THE PRESS.

SO, THIS punk is quiet all the past 8 years, and then comes out now.


12 posted on 02/27/2017 11:52:19 AM PST by nikos1121 (We are about to see The Golden Age of Pericles in the new Trump Administration.)
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To: ColdOne
"We need an independent media to hold people like me to account"

It's not independent, sir. It's in the pocket of the Democrat party.
13 posted on 02/27/2017 11:52:26 AM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: ColdOne

W had the presence of mind to keep his mouth shut for 8 yrs of BO. The least he could do is continue the courtesy. But, nooooooo.


14 posted on 02/27/2017 11:52:29 AM PST by RedElement
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To: ColdOne

Bush NEEDS the press, Trump does not.


15 posted on 02/27/2017 11:52:29 AM PST by jettester (I got paid to break 'em - not fly 'em)
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To: ColdOne

Didn;t this stupid RINO make a promise to keep quiet during Obama’s 8 years?

WHY IS HE STARTING NOW???????????

Trump should call him on the phone and read him the riot act.


16 posted on 02/27/2017 11:53:07 AM PST by Mr. K
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To: ColdOne

...says the man who refused to defend himself from the press’s constant deluge of lies and criticizm.

Hey George, Trump learned from your failure.


17 posted on 02/27/2017 11:53:13 AM PST by Ford4000
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To: ColdOne
W, you seem to be doing your best to make millions of us regret having supported you way back then.

Here's a real helpful clue, if you've still sense enough to take it:  Sit back, pay attention, and watch how it's done over the next eight years.

18 posted on 02/27/2017 11:53:30 AM PST by tomkat
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To: ColdOne

“We need an independent media to hold people like me to account.”

That’s the problem. We aren’t dealing with an independent media. Many sold out to global elites and in reality are propaganda organs.


19 posted on 02/27/2017 11:54:47 AM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: House Atreides

>>>Stockholm syndrome<<<

If Patty Hearst had a Sex Change Operation.


20 posted on 02/27/2017 11:54:53 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Auschwitz".)
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