Posted on 02/08/2018 7:43:18 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Russia meddled in U.S election, George W. Bush says
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Former U.S. president George W. Bush accused Russia on Thursday of meddling in the U.S. 2016 presidential election, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a brilliant tactician.
Bush, interviewed on stage at a business conference in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, said there was clear evidence that the Russians had meddled but whether that affected the outcome of the election was another question.
But they meddled and that is dangerous for democracy, he said, adding that Russia had done the same thing during the Cold War and was adept at trying to manipulate opinion in the United States and Europe.
Putin is a brilliant tactician who has the capacity to detect weakness and exploit it, Bush said.
The Kremlin has repeatedly denied accusations by U.S. intelligence officials and others of interfering in foreign elections, including the 2016 U.S. vote.
In an apparent criticism of the immigration policies U.S. President Donald Trump, Bush called for changes in U.S. immigration rules, saying it was important to recognize that the United States had a history of welcoming people regardless of their religion or where they were born.
Our system is broken but weve got to fix it. I had tried, but unsuccessfully, he said without naming Trump.
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more like priapism
Figuratively speaking . . but maybe that’s why Old Man Bush fondles butts on camera
LOL he fondles butts on and off camera because he is 90 something. I’m 71 and now have a role model.
The bush family is replete with retards. They are an embarrassment.
So when do we get to see this “clear evidence”?
The mexican one will be in the senate soon with Chelsea Hubbell.
But there is no evidence that Trump had any interest in getting help from the Russians or any other foreign government.
Just look at what he was doing on his campaign- he held rally after rally with hard working Americans, and gave hundreds of speeches telling people that he was going to put America First. He won because he connected with the voters. It had nothing to do with Russians or any other foreign government.
The Deep State implosion is beginning.
With the exception of the Kennedys, never has a political family done more to destroy my ability to stomach them.
If Russia did any “meddling”, it was selling fake info to Hillary...
They would’ve rather had her than President Trump in the WH...
He is as right about this as he was about WMD in Iraq.
Yes just like he was under 8 years of Obama.
When Obama was tearing down the country... W was silent.
I guess he agreed 100% with everything Obama was doing.
Plus remember W voted for Hillary.
What I remember most is defending him and his presidency while he was in office. Never once did he defend himself, fight back, or defend us.
If Jeb wants to know why he lost, he need look no further than his brother. I swore, NO MORE BUSHES!
What happened to GOP?
George W. Bush, John McCain, Romney
All the Bushes have always been full of bull Schiff.
The “compassionate conservative” that opened the barn door for Obama speaks - does anyone really care what he says these days?
Another Bush-RAT heard from. Bull-Schiff!
Yeah - but does it make sense to try to rinse out the taste with more bitter vitriol???
100% agree.
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