Freddy Ford, a spokesman of George W. Bush, said on Wednesday that the former president is not going to comment about the presidential campaign. “He came out of retirement to do a few things for Jeb, but those were the exceptions that proved the rule”.
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The last two Republicans to hold the White House do not plan to endorse the party’s presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, this year.
Neither Bush attended the 2012 or 2008 Republican conventions. What percentage of Republicans will support Trump? Both “Bush 41” and “Bush 43” campaigned for former Florida Governor Jeb Bush early on in the 2016 presidential race.
Former presidents George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush, who undoubtedly bristled at Trump’s bullying attacks on candidate Jeb Bush, signaled through their offices that they will stay on the sidelines during this cycle.
Romney has been one of Trump’s most scathing critics.
In 1996, Bush (father) endorsed the campaign of Bob Dole, his longtime political rival, while in 2000 and 2004, he also campaigned for his son George W. Bush. As a whole, the Bush presidents do not want to participate on this year’s campaign process. That conclusion came out just after Trump became the virtual nominee of the Republican Party. “I hope the people of SC will send a message to Donald Trump that we don’t like Putin, we like W”, said Sen. According to a report by The Atlantic, a majority of Trump supporters are angry alongside Trump and have lost trust in the Republican party.
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Trump repeatedly attacked Bush 43’s administration on the campaign trail, saying it failed to prevent the 9/11 attacks and lied to get the USA involved in the Iraq War. John McCain of Arizona, well before McCain formally clinched the nomination.
