Posted on 07/03/2025 8:54:15 AM PDT by thegagline
Former President George W. Bush joined up with former President Barack Obama and U2 singer Bono to comfort United States Agency for International Development employees Monday, while also taking shots at President Donald Trump and his administration for shuttering the agency plagued by accusations of fraud and abuse.
“Gutting USAID is a travesty, and it’s a tragedy,” Obama said in a video that was shown to departing USAID employees Monday, according to the Associated Press. “Because it’s some of the most important work happening anywhere in the world.”
Obama summed up the decision to shutter the agency as “a colossal mistake,” and added that “sooner or later, leaders on both sides of the aisle will realize how much you are needed.”
Bush, Obama and Bono spoke to departing USAID employees Monday in a videoconference as the agency officially was shuttered following the Trump administration’s reporting that it was overrun with alleged corruption and mismanagement. The videoconference did not include members of the media, with the Associated Press reviewing and reporting on clips of the conference later that day
*** Bush, who overwhelmingly has shied away from publicly criticizing Trump, lamented in his recorded message to the staffers that the end of USAID marks an end to his administration’s work rolling out an AIDS and HIV program that is credited with saving 25 million people nationwide.
” You’ve showed the great strength of America through your work — and that is your good heart,’’ Bush told USAID staffers, according to the Associated Press. “Is it in our national interests that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is, and so do you.”***
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Makes me wonder how much cash was making its way from USAID to Bush.
Perhaps W is just upset that he cannot get another 4500 American soldeiers killed fighting in a pointess “regime change” war.
“Former President George W. Bush joined up with former President Barack Obama and U2 singer Bono to comfort United States Agency for International Development employees Monday”
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Hummm.
Must have hit `ol George in the “private retirement fund.”
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USAID surely did many positive things. But so did Arthur Anderson, the accounting firm that was responsible for auditing Enron. Many drivers are completely sober most of the time, until they tie one on and cause a wreck. Bill Cosby entertained millions of people for 40 years, made them happy. You don’t judge the entity only by the good things they may do. You judge them when they flagrantly steal or cheat, and then you teach them a lesson but shutting them down.
“Bush is STILL a backwoods hick. It is “shown,” you dumb-ox!
The past participle is tricky. “have pleaded guilty” or “have plead guilty”, I hear the former often but I think it is wrong. Over time if enough people say it wrong it becomes correct.
He was a better choice than any other options available at the time, but he has aged poorly. His downturn was when he tried to provide amnesty and Sean Hannity sounded the alarm and the
White House was flooded with calls and he had to back down. That it how I remember it, anyway.
Who would listen to Obama anyway?
Agreed
I gave George W. a 5 out of 5 for his action, declaring war on the 9/11 terrorists but other than that, a 2 and now a 1.
“Kill USAID completely!”
It was killed. Months ago.
Awwwwww… Did someone shut off the enormous money-laundering machine???
Poor babies. Go find some other teat to latch upon, you thieves.
Bush, shut up.
Moe, Larry, and Curley.
Good to know that Obama and Bush are openly pro corruption. We all knew it before but it is good to hear them come right out and support the corrupt USAID
They were geniuses compared to Bush,Obama, Bono.
I am genuinely sorry that I voted for and endorsed this a-hole. He is a deep-state, uni-party puke. What an utter disgrace. Started us into the GWOT and and the loss of lives, blood, and American treasure for decades.
Piss be upon him.
“And to think, not too long ago, that people were excoriated and worse for expressing their opposition to Bush.”
Especially right here.
Spot on about USAID.
Trump needs to revoke the visa of that hypocritical wanker Bono.
Who would listen to Obama anyway?
Only braindead libtards.
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