Former president George W Bush is not going to endorse both Kamala Harris or Donald Trump within the 2024 presidential election although his former vice chairman Dick Cheney mentioned he would assist Kamala Harris. Bush has been following this sample since 2016 when he voted straight Republican on the ticket however left the presidential line empty — selecting none between Donald Trump of Hillary Clinton.In 2020 too, Bush didn’t solid a vote for both Trump or Joe Biden.
However earlier than that, Bush used to make his assist clear. In 2012, Bush mentioned he was backing Republican candidate Mitt Romney in opposition to Barack Obama. In 2008, he endorsed now-late John McCain.
“President Bush retired from presidential politics years in the past,” Bush and his spouse Laura mentioned on their choice to not assist both Trump or Kamala Harris.
It is no secret that Bush and Trump don’t go alongside nicely and Trump constructed his political profession partly by trashing the legacy of the Bush dynasty. Bush stopped endorsing anybody within the presidential election as Trump entered the race in 2016 however he by no means spoke in opposition to Trump. At a latest speech, when the November election was nonetheless between Trump and Biden, long-retired Bush mentioned he was youthful than each the candidates and but too previous. After the assassination try on Trump, he issued an announcement and mentioned, “Laura and I are grateful that President Trump is secure following the cowardly assault on his life. And we commend the women and men of the Secret Service for his or her speedy response.”
Bush’s former vice chairman, Dick Cheney, introduced on Friday that he would again Harris within the November election.
“In our nation’s 248-year historical past, there has by no means been a person who’s a better risk to our republic than Donald Trump,” Cheney mentioned in an announcement. “He tried to steal the final election utilizing lies and violence to maintain himself in energy after the voters had rejected him. He can by no means be trusted with energy once more.”
On Cheney’s endorsement, Harris mentioned that she was “honored” and that it “actually reinforces for them that we love our nation, and we now have extra in widespread than what separates.”
However earlier than that, Bush used to make his assist clear. In 2012, Bush mentioned he was backing Republican candidate Mitt Romney in opposition to Barack Obama. In 2008, he endorsed now-late John McCain.
“President Bush retired from presidential politics years in the past,” Bush and his spouse Laura mentioned on their choice to not assist both Trump or Kamala Harris.
It is no secret that Bush and Trump don’t go alongside nicely and Trump constructed his political profession partly by trashing the legacy of the Bush dynasty. Bush stopped endorsing anybody within the presidential election as Trump entered the race in 2016 however he by no means spoke in opposition to Trump. At a latest speech, when the November election was nonetheless between Trump and Biden, long-retired Bush mentioned he was youthful than each the candidates and but too previous. After the assassination try on Trump, he issued an announcement and mentioned, “Laura and I are grateful that President Trump is secure following the cowardly assault on his life. And we commend the women and men of the Secret Service for his or her speedy response.”
Bush’s former vice chairman, Dick Cheney, introduced on Friday that he would again Harris within the November election.
“In our nation’s 248-year historical past, there has by no means been a person who’s a better risk to our republic than Donald Trump,” Cheney mentioned in an announcement. “He tried to steal the final election utilizing lies and violence to maintain himself in energy after the voters had rejected him. He can by no means be trusted with energy once more.”
On Cheney’s endorsement, Harris mentioned that she was “honored” and that it “actually reinforces for them that we love our nation, and we now have extra in widespread than what separates.”
