Former President George Bush speaks during a funeral service for former Georgia Gov. and U.S. Sen. Zell Miller Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Atlanta.(AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Posted on 06/09/2020 6:22:13 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Former President George Bush speaks during a funeral service for former Georgia Gov. and U.S. Sen. Zell Miller Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Atlanta.(AP Photo/John Bazemore)
The New York Times reported on Saturday that a few high-profile Republicans would not be supporting Trump’s reelection. But, one of those Republicans, former President George W. Bush, is denying that report.
“This is completely made up,” Bush spokesman Freddy Ford said in an email to the Texas Tribune. “He's retired from presidential politics and has not indicated how he will vote.”
In an email to @texastribune’s @ragajus, George W. Bush spox @kyfredchicken denies @nytimes report: "This is completely made up. He is retired from presidential politics and has not indicated how he will vote.” https://t.co/tWelJOqmhv https://t.co/RiHpmkfa5Z
— Evan Smith (@evanasmith) June 7, 2020
The New York Times has not updated the article with Ford’s statement.
There is a lot of tensions between the Bush family and Trump. In 2016, Bush’s younger brother Jeb also sought the Republican nomination for the presidency, and was repeatedly mocked by Trump. George W. Bush has also been criticized by the current president, particularly with regard to the Iraq War. In a July 2018 rally, Trump also attacked George H.W. Bush, saying, “Thousand points of light, I never quite got that one.”
The phrase, “a thousand points of light” was popularized during his 1988 presidential campaign, and was later used as the name of a nonprofit group founded by the late 41st president to promote volunteerism.
“What the hell is that?” Trump said. “Has anyone ever figured that one out? And it was put out by a Republican, wasn’t it? I know one thing, Make America Great Again we understand.
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Bush already voted with his mouth!
Who needs the report to Bush bash? He was so great during 9/11, but he started cozying up to the Obamas and others from the other side. That for one thing, lost respect for him.
The crash of 2008 was not his fault, but he got blamed for it.
But does NYT STAND BY ITS STORY!?
And Trump would say “COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATISM” IS FOR LOSERS!
I fully expect W to pull this again—and stick with it—before November.
We don’t have to ask George Bush or any of the Bush’s how they will vote, they have made it very obvious over the last 3 1/2 years who they support. Needless to say it’s not the greatest president since Reagan, who they also probably didn’t support.
Drivel
Hans Bricks was eaten by sharks.
And to think I burned all my Dixie Chicks CD’s, have been replacing them now that I see what a lame excuse for a president Dubya really was.
Well, it surely sounded like a real story, GWB being a “Bush.”
If you’re a squishy suburban woman, who you gonna side with? Colin Powell, or Trump, who appears to be the only thing standing between you and ANTIFA riots on your sedate suburban streets?
Yes there is that. Trump need to pound on the Antifa terrorists and establish the close link to them and the rats. It’s his for the taking and that’s how he gets the suburban women.
There’s a word for someone caught in a lie and nothing they do can change it.
Liar.
This was not a mistake. It was an overt lie.
Once a liar; always a liar.
I don’t even think his brother, Jeb voted for Trump in 2016.
I don’t even think his brother, Jeb voted for Trump in 2016.
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Someone taught Jeb! how to press the buttons on a voting machine?!
Other than Jeb Bush, Many other prominent Republicans refused to support Trump in 2016.
Then Governor John Kasich of Ohio and Senator John McCain,
come to mind.
Kasich snubbed the RNC Convention held in his state.
The New York Times has not updated the article with Ford’s statement.
New York Times motto: Hide the truth
Yes, “silence is complicity”, George.
He didn’t support Trump last time and isn’t going to now, he won’t say it publicly so as not to hurt his nephew George P.
He’s scum, Romney is pondscum, McCain was pondscum. The only past GOP Presidential candidate alive who is decent is old Bob Dole. Pity he couldn’t have won instead of either damn Bush.
>> Then let George W. Bush come out and SAY IT!
Exactly. Unless his muted affliction returned.
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