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George Bush launches rare critique of Trump
The Telegraph ^ | July 2 | Cameron Henderson

Posted on 07/02/2025 10:50:01 AM PDT by RandFan

George W Bush has issued a rare critique of Donald Trump over his shuttering of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

The former president joined Barack Obama and U2 singer Bono in an emotional video call farewell with staff at the agency on Monday when it officially ceased operations.

After six decades, the humanitarian organisation created by former president John F Kennedy to promote US national security by boosting prosperity and goodwill abroad, is being absorbed into the State Department under the supervision of Marco Rubio.

Speaking to thousands of agency staff on the video conference, Mr Bush took a thinly veiled swipe at cuts to USAID’s HIV and aids programme. The initiative, launched under his Republican administration, is credited with saving 25 million lives around the world.

“You’ve showed the great strength of America through your work – and that is your good heart,’’ Mr Bush told agency staffers in a recorded message. “Is it in our national interests that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is, and so do you.”

USAID was one of the first agencies fiercely targeted by Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) cuts to government spending, with Elon Musk branding it a “criminal organisation”.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: boguswar; bush; bushcrimefamily; deepstate; fakefreepers; nevertrumpingtroll; rino; rinofan; usaid; w; zot

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I didn't post this as "News" because I dont want to antagonize Freepers and clutter the feed. I'm not a troll but it's a further reminder at how terrible this man was as president and in retirement.

Many supported him here and worked their ass off to get him elected and this is how he repays them.

He went past betraying YOU a long time ago.

If you want to recant your support and haven't already then you have another chance and another thread.....

1 posted on 07/02/2025 10:50:01 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

“Ah, shut up!”—Ronald Reagan


2 posted on 07/02/2025 10:51:20 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: Ge0ffrey

Obama and Bush the leaders of the Uniparty.


3 posted on 07/02/2025 10:53:18 AM PDT by ProudDeplorable (Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. ~ Ronald Reagan)
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To: RandFan

We are back to a two party system.

Us and them.

Bush is them.

Eventually we’ll get the political infrastructure to be more accurate in party delineation.


4 posted on 07/02/2025 10:53:35 AM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: RandFan

Of course he would criticize Trump over USAID. The Bush Republicans had their snouts in the trough almost as much as the Dems.


5 posted on 07/02/2025 10:53:50 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: RandFan

He’s a lot like rand.


6 posted on 07/02/2025 10:53:52 AM PDT by JoSixChip
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To: RandFan

Oh Bush knows he gave us Obama


7 posted on 07/02/2025 10:54:54 AM PDT by tsowellfan (It's MID-TERM season)
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To: RandFan

It’s not gone...the fraud has been found and the agency has been merely relocated to another division of the government...i.e. it is no longer a stand alone.


8 posted on 07/02/2025 10:55:02 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: RandFan

https://www.lerctr.org/~transit/healy/blowit.wav


9 posted on 07/02/2025 10:55:17 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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The former president joined Barack Obama and U2 singer Bono

Only thing missing was the circus clowns.

10 posted on 07/02/2025 10:55:39 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: RandFan

I remember when FOX News sat in a DOGE meeting and one of the DOGE-boys pointed out that over 90% of the money USAID was allocated to do good never got out of DC.

Sorry, W, but it’s time for that to stop.


11 posted on 07/02/2025 10:56:06 AM PDT by budj (Combat Vet, second of three generations.)
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To: RandFan

Go back to your ranch, Bushie.


12 posted on 07/02/2025 10:56:30 AM PDT by Allegra (Thank you for your attention to this matter. )
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USAID net lives saved is likely negative. I'm so tired of this “people will die” propaganda. Dems are saying that now regarding the big bloated bill.
13 posted on 07/02/2025 10:56:31 AM PDT by NavyShoe
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To: RandFan

I threw my “Christmas Cards” George W and Laura in the trash. What a putz!


14 posted on 07/02/2025 10:56:38 AM PDT by fireman15
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To: ProudDeplorable

It’s funny you say it but it’s true

How many officials, judges etc. owe some loyalty to them?

It must be a lot in terms of “hold overs”. You cant/ rid of them all


15 posted on 07/02/2025 10:58:30 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: fireman15

Ha...I just ran across one yesterday and did the same!


16 posted on 07/02/2025 10:58:31 AM PDT by goodnesswins (Democracy to Demo rats is stealing other peoples money for their use, no matter how idiotic)
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To: RandFan

Mr. Bush who is your Organ Grinder?
I see they have you completely trained and conveniently neutered. Who’s holding your little braided leash? Your “Good Friend” Michelle?


17 posted on 07/02/2025 11:00:02 AM PDT by lee martell
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What has W said in the past 10 years that isn’t a criticism of Trump?


18 posted on 07/02/2025 11:00:41 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: RandFan

I am not fn of USAID. I think a lot of people forget that way back in the day it was just another way to say, “CIA.”

That said, the work that was done to help prevent AIDs in Africa during the Bush administration literally saved millions of lives. Mostly those of women and babies. AIDs was NOT a disease of the gay culture in Africa. Without that work that mess would have spread further into Europe and the US.

We can hate a lot of the stuff Bush did. This and the work they did on preventing malaria were worthy of Nobel prizes.


19 posted on 07/02/2025 11:01:35 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: RandFan

‘He’s due for the FAFO treatment.


20 posted on 07/02/2025 11:01:46 AM PDT by ryderann
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