Posted on 03/18/2021 11:30:23 PM PDT by RandFan
Former President George W. Bush recounted his reaction to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots in an interview released Thursday, saying that he was "disgusted" by what transpired.
In an interview recorded Feb. 24 with The Texas Tribune that is part of the SXSW 2021 online festival, Bush said that the events of the day left him "disgusted." The former president participated in the event to promote his new book, "Out of Many, One: Portraits of America's Immigrants."
"I can't remember what I was doing, but ... I was sick to my stomach ... to see our nation's Capitol being stormed by hostile forces," he told the Texas newspaper's CEO Evan Smith. "And it really disturbed me to the point where I did put out a statement, and I'm still disturbed when I think about it."
The former president added that the insurrection that ripped through Washington earlier in the year was not an expression of peaceful protest.
"It undermines rule of law and the ability to express yourself in peaceful ways in the public square," he said.
On Jan. 6, a mob of former President Trump's supporters marched to the Capitol building following a speech by Trump, where he encouraged supporters to demand that Congress halt the certification of President Biden's Electoral College win.
Trump also alleged that the election was tainted by widespread voter fraud, a claim that has been refuted by both state and federal elections officials as well as a number of failed election lawsuits in multiple states.
The mob of supporters eventually breached Capitol security, broke windows, ransacked lawmakers' offices and forced staff, journalists and members of both chambers of Congress to hide in undisclosed locations on the grounds. The insurrection thus far has resulted in hundreds of charges and arrests and led to Trump's second impeachment on a charge of incitement.
During the interview, Smith also pressed Bush on whether he thought that the 2020 election was "stolen." The former president said "no."
Bush then acknowledged the skepticism and anger toward the government, but commended the record number of voters who participated in the 2018 and 2020 elections.
"It shows the vibrancy of democracy," Bush said, according to the Tribune. "That's a telltale sign that people want to get engaged in the system and that they were willing to go vote."
"Look, politics has always been rough ... And right now we're at a period of time, though, when there's a lot of anger in the system, which then causes people to worry about the future of our democracy," he said. "I think it's going to eventually work its way out of the system."
The Texas native and his wife, former first lady Laura Bush, attended Biden's inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20. Bush issued a formal statement in November congratulating Biden and Vice President Harris on their electoral win.
"Though we have political differences, I know Joe Biden to be a good man, who has won his opportunity to lead and unify our country," Bush said at the time.
So you would have preferred Al Gore or John Kerry? Un huh.
Go crawl back into your hole, “W”. We have no use for you.
I’m disgusted by George Bush and all the Bushes.
GWB and his old man did more than their share to bring us to the shit were facing today. To a jerk who never defended himself when the RATS crapped all over him; its time to STFU!
Attacking Iraq was the 2nd worst American foreign policy blunder (after Vietnam).
“I can’t remember what I was doing, but ... I was sick to my stomach ... to see our nation’s Capitol being stormed by hostile forces,” he told the Texas newspaper’s CEO Evan Smith.
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Translation..... “I really hate the fact that Donald Trump was an infinitely better POTUS than me and I will say anything no matter how meaningless, stoopid and wrong to disparage him..... “
Shut up and paint George!
Never heard bush say a single word about hundreds of days of riots that still continue today. He is nothing but a hack that sucks up to the establishment. Does not represent any true citizens. Complete LOSER who can’t speak without saying something STUPID.
Dubya, not nearly as disgusting as YOU. The Bush family, they don’t know beans about integrity, patriotism, or democracy. Hangs head in shame for having voted for both you and your dad (not my fault! there were no other choices!)
“No, it wasn’t stolen” from the guy who had to use the Supreme Court to prevent the 2000 election from being stolen.
Gotta wonder who's funding these money-sucking dinosaurs and absorbing the massive losses.
They are going to milk this FBI/antifa op for all its worth.
After he used conservatives to get re-elected in 2004, he went back to his elitist globalist roots.
Remember his amnesty plan in 2006 along with McCain-Kennedy?
Remember his “architect” Karl Rove, who said we conservatives “just hate brown people”?
Nobody cares what George W. thinks.
Easy for him to say. The Supreme Court gave him his day in Court.
Chimp BusHitler, the biggest idiot ever elected according to Democrats? That guy?
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