Posted on 01/21/2021 7:11:22 AM PST by rickmichaels
On Wednesday, former President George W. Bush — very much an opponent of former President Donald Trump — reportedly identified “the savior” who may have been ultimately responsible for Trump’s defeat: House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.).
“George Bush said to me today, he said, ‘You know, you’re the savior because if you had not nominated Joe Biden, we would not be having this transfer of power today,'” Clyburn told reporters on a press call. Reporters had asked the whip what he was thinking while Biden took the oath of office.
“He said to me that Joe Biden was the only one who could have defeated the incumbent president,” Clyburn said of Bush. “And so that’s what I was thinking about sitting there today, that Emily lives on.” Clyburn’s late wife Emily died in September 2019.
Clyburn said that after a fish fry in 2019, his wife told him that Biden gave Democrats the best chance to defeat Trump. “She said to me that night, no matter how many people are in this race, the best chance of winning the presidency is to nominate Joe Biden,” the whip said.
Clyburn, the number 3 House Democrat, endorsed Biden in February ahead of the South Carolina primary. The whip’s endorsement has been credited with helping Biden win that primary, galvanizing black voters behind him. After South Carolina, Democrats coalesced behind Biden to prevent Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) from winning the primary.
Before Clyburn’s endorsement, Biden had been faltering after poor showings in the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. His performances in Democratic primary debates inspired little confidence and revealed some of his notorious gaffes.
While Bush praised Clyburn for his potentially pivotal role in enabling Biden to defeat Trump, his comments underscored just how formidable a political candidate Trump was.
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Beta cucks gotta beta cuck...
so formidable the dems had to lie, cheat and steal to get biden elected.
The Deep State selected Kamala ‘Round Heels’ Harris as President.
Biden was just her stalking horse.
Clyburn, a true patriot comrade from the Palmetto State!
Truly sick and demented people
They stole it, period.
Stay out da bushes ...... memorable words! Too bad we didn’t.
Yeah, Biden, the deep state, China, Dominion voting machines, multiple state election officials, a corrupt judiciary, a corrupt media, a corrupt House and Senate, etc., etc..
Yeah, Clyburn and Dominion voting systems.............................
Too bad Reagan didn’t.
It was half way through Bush’s presidency that I new we were had. Should have known earlier.
Dubya will be known as the last “republican” president and the worst of all of them. He can try to suck up to his dim buddies, but they still hate his guts. They just show him their game face now since he is playing their game.
Trump was no more “defeated” than a robbery victim is “defeated”. Trump IS President of the USA right now. The problem is we have this Occupier in the White house that the Rat/RINO uniparty of treason are protecting from the law much like street gang members protect one of their own from the law.
I thought it was either Barr and or Pence?
The GOP is essentially Lucy and the GOP voters Charlie Brown.
Cummings, Lewis and next Clyburn...gotta have a hat trick!😎
Evil Bushes.
This is absurd. Biden was the Dem’s 2020 equivalent of Jeb! in 2016, and he should have suffered the Jeb! fate: the only way he got the nomination was backdoor maneuvering that made everyone else drop out prior to Super Tuesday. The fix has been in for the present resident of the WH, both for the nomination and for the general selection.
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