George W. Bush Joins Obama in Rebuke of Trump

Newsweek ^ | Jun 30, 2025 | Jenna Sundel and Gabe Whisnant

[MinorityRepublican]

Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama publicly condemned the Trump administration's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), joining legendary singer Bono in an emotional farewell via videoconference to the shuttered aid service.

Obama, a Democrat, called the decision "a colossal mistake," while the Republican Bush denounced the cuts to his signature HIV/AIDS relief program, asking, "Is it in our national interests that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is, and so do you."

Bono, appearing as a surprise guest, fought back tears as he honored the agency's workers, calling them "the best of us." The videoconference marked the end of USAID's 63-year run as an independent agency before its absorption into the State Department under Secretary Marco Rubio.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Meeting of the minds: Chimp to Chimp.

[irishjuggler]

Go away, Shrub. I voted for you twice, but the sad truth is that you and your entire family (i.e., your parents, your brothers, your daughters, your wife) ALL suck.

[hillarys cankles]

The one thing Jesse Jackson said that I agreed with.

“STAY OUT DA BUSHES!”

[Recovering_Democrat]

Don’t care.

Dubya had good moments but he is establishment to the bone.

[nikos1121]

More like Chump and Chimp

Here’s the asshat who said past presidents should never speak poorly about a current president.

This guy continues to be a slick.

He did nothing as president.

[shadeaud]

I’m surprised Rosie old donnel didn’t add her 6 pence in thisi irrelevant comment

[piytar]

Oh shut up shrub.

[SaveFerris]

George W. Bush, a Democrat

I have loathed George W. Bush since his second term.

A man determined to do everything wrong for American citizens.

Just like Barack Hussein Obama. Small wonder they’re good buddies.

[SaveFerris]

[dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)]

A beast that needed to be dismantled. Tell me that New World Order George W. Bush (like his father) wasn't complicit in foisting Barack Hussein Obama upon this nation.

THEY WERE AFRAID of President Trump and DOGE uncovering their CORRUPTION, THEFT and ABUSE

[vivenne]

Both have contempt for the average American.

[JonPreston]

I am glad I never voted for him.

[Old West Conservative]

Bush 2 cut taxes!

[SaveFerris]

George W. Bush at the funeral for 5 Dallas cops killed by a BLM terrorist

[SaveFerris]

[Both have contempt for the average American.]

Indeed they do. Including Joe Biden.

I have suffered greatly under Barack and Joe.

And it all started under W in 2007. I will never forget.

[Redmen4ever]

Where were these two guys when Biden was turning U.S. AID into a joke?

[ronnie raygun]

Bush kept his mouth shut for 8 years of obama now he teams up with him, remember Haiti and his commercial with clinton on relief that was a fraud, hes a scumbag jim. Makes you think about 911

[vivenne]

I’m sorry that you have suffered. I sympathize as I’ve been negatively affected as well.

[mbrfl]

I’ve got an idea, W. How about you, Obama and Bono give your own money to these charities if they matter so much to you, rather than making the rest of us pay for them?

Maybe the real reason they’re upset is because they and their friends are going to lose all the kickbacks they were getting from the program. Yeah, I kinda think that’s it.

[HIDEK6]

W. is dirty too?