Mainecat Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 George W. Bush congratulates Biden on his victory. Source: New York Times Former President George W. Bush congratulated President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Sunday, becoming the highest-profile Republican to publicly declare the election over in defiance of President Trump’s refusal to accept the results. “I extended my warm congratulations and thanked him for the patriotic message he delivered last night,” Mr. Bush said in a statement released after he spoke with Mr. Biden by telephone. “I also called Kamala Harris to congratulate her on her historic election to the vice presidency. 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.” He added: “I want to congratulate President Trump and his supporters on a hard-fought campaign. He earned the votes of more than 70 million Americans — an extraordinary political achievement. They have spoken, and their voices will continue to be heard through elected Republicans at every level of government.” Mr. Bush, the only living former Republican president, put his stamp on the outcome even as many of his party’s elected leaders held back either out of loyalty to Mr. Trump or out of fear of crossing the outgoing president. Mr. Trump has falsely asserted that the election was stolen without any evidence, leaving his party in the awkward position of following a president refusing to accept the reality that other Republicans have, even if they do not say so out loud. Republican leaders like Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky have refused to publicly acknowledge Mr. Biden’s victory without necessarily embracing Mr. Trump’s wild claims. Many of them have either remained silent or straddled the line with statements calling for all legal votes to be counted and suggesting that the president should be permitted to file any lawsuits or call for any recounts allowed under the law. Only a few well-known Republicans, like Senators Mitt Romney of Utah and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, have congratulated Mr. Biden. Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/08/us/politics/george-w-bush-congratulates-biden-on-his-victory.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEFF Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 So now Bush is good? For Christ’s sake make up your mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 pity bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 9 hours ago, JEFF said: So now Bush is good? For Christ’s sake make up your mind. No but he knows how to act respectful, something that has been missing in politics for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoughnut Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 From one swamp monster to the other. Besides, I think the Bush family hates Trump after he tore Jeb a new asshole in the 2016 debates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Some guys here on this site really liked Dubya at one time. Of course that was the pre trump era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 52 minutes ago, Anler said: No but he knows how to act respectful, something that has been missing in politics for a while. Some here don’t get that part cause they are ignoramus’s like Trump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Shocker another guy who has shown zero fucks given about election integrity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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