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George W. Bush Says What We're All Thinking About His Administration in the Era of Trump
06 March 2018
Former President George W. Bush has generally kept a low profile since his exit from office in 2009. But from time to time, he likes to take a jab at President Donald Trump, reports the National Journal's Tom DeFrank.
Bush 43 on Trump: "Sorta makes me look pretty good, doesn't it?" - per @nationaljournal's Tom DeFrank https://t.co/X0KBDdDQdw— National Journal (@National Journal)1520302584.0
<p></p><div class="vdb_player vdb_5688f66de4b040e17d9912265688f5c1e4b0f2c97f395156">Despite his presidency being nearly universally ranked as one of the worst ever, Bush's knack for making fun of himself has not gone away.</div><p></p><div id="95263" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="D2BC291575238039"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="970852480635625472" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@nationaljournal #thatshowbadtrumpis https://t.co/Y61qM7yQtx</div> — William A. Taylor (@William A. Taylor)<a href="https://twitter.com/sh1tclnr/statuses/970852480635625472">1520304243.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><div class="vdb_player vdb_5688f66de4b040e17d9912265688f5c1e4b0f2c97f395156">Both Bush 43 and Bush 41 have pretty much avoided discussing Trump publicly; neither of them attended the Republican National Convention in 2016, nor did they vote for Trump in that year's presidential election.</div><p></p><div id="131b7" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="FMPQYP1575238039"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="970846029749858304" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@nationaljournal Sadly yes and he was horrible. I’m never voting for a Republican again.</div> — Democracy loving girl (@Democracy loving girl)<a href="https://twitter.com/democrzgirl/statuses/970846029749858304">1520302705.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p>"He's shaking his head like everyone else wondering why they can't get their act together," one White House ally told the National Journal. "He wants the guy to succeed but thinks a lot of his problems are self-inflicted."</p><p><div id="action_button_container"></div>
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</script></p><p></p><div id="2c3e0" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="T8MQCZ1575238039"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="970853719804928001" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@nationaljournal Bet he can duck better too https://t.co/NTVFaWTSaJ</div> — Linda Gray (@Linda Gray)<a href="https://twitter.com/L2610/statuses/970853719804928001">1520304539.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="5425b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="XYAE8E1575238039"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="968319209326424064" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Clinton made me want to be faithful
Bush made me want to be smarter
Obama made me want to be better
Trump makes me… https://t.co/HHV4F3tfUw</div> — Sweetcher ♡ (@Sweetcher ♡)<a href="https://twitter.com/sweetcher62/statuses/968319209326424064">1519700264.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><div>All joking aside, some people don't miss Bush, no matter how much of a disaster Trump is.</div><p></p><div id="dd587" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="KE1KZO1575238039"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="970853038201233408" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@nationaljournal "He wants the guy to succeed..." tells you all you need to know about how horrible Bush actually i… https://t.co/1S6xJB4fvJ</div> — Angus McRockford (@Angus McRockford)<a href="https://twitter.com/AngusRockford/statuses/970853038201233408">1520304376.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><div>"No actually Bush 43 was a disaster. Does he remember how many lives he sacrificed for a LIE??" commented Steve o/b/o Patrick. "Trillions spent on the lie that the Intell Comm told of Weapons of Mass Destruction. And he jokes about his time in office."</div><p></p><div id="a03d8" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="6AXT901575238039"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="970862026250772483" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@nationaljournal No actually Bush 43 was a disaster. Does he remember how many lives he sacrificed for a LIE?? Tril… https://t.co/oed5yyR0Ct</div> — Steve o/b/o Patrick (@Steve o/b/o Patrick)<a href="https://twitter.com/rhainman/statuses/970862026250772483">1520306519.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><div>Trump, however, has called Bush 43's decision to invade Iraq "the single worst decision ever made." He also has said, in reference to the 43rd president, "here we are, the dummies of the world because we had bad politicians running the country for a long time. That was Bush. Another real genius. That was Bush."</div><p></p><div id="d34a1" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="J537QB1575238040"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="971040710798569472" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">To Former President George W Bush- I apologize for ANYTHING I said or thought negative about you or your administra… https://t.co/UyT16K51Yu</div> — Jim Bond (@Jim Bond)<a href="https://twitter.com/FirstJamesBond/statuses/971040710798569472">1520349121.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><div>In Soviet America, Bush schools you.</div><p></p><div id="3ac5b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="M68AT81575238040"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="970989906058149888" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">When you get schooled by George W. Bush you know it's bad
https://t.co/qDfPctfWET</div> — Raw Story (@Raw Story)<a href="https://twitter.com/RawStory/statuses/970989906058149888">1520337008.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="72755" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2SRD8K1575238040"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="971062526875115520" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Article in @HuffPost that Bush 43 claims Trump makes him look good.
True, but stealing a joke #WillFarrell told last year is poor form. #SNL</div> — David Mello (@David Mello)<a href="https://twitter.com/impalergeneral/statuses/971062526875115520">1520354322.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><div>Always remember that a "genius" tweets. And continues the wars he chastizes his predecessors for starting and not ending, or whatever.</div><p></p><div id="bdd58" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8GXPFK1575238040"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="971056077419745280" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">We’re funneling billions of dollars into wars we can’t win and letting austerity kill our own civilians because of… https://t.co/2NHCjPwVvx</div> — connor (big time volleyball guy) (@connor (big time volleyball guy))<a href="https://twitter.com/rockiesVSconnor/statuses/971056077419745280">1520352784.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p></p><div id="64058" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="D1NVBM1575238040"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="971026595703029760" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Trump’s two biggest accomplishments: Trying to take credit for the economic success created during the Obama admini… https://t.co/Jx1fDxsiuU</div> — Allen Clifton (@Allen Clifton)<a href="https://twitter.com/Allen_Clifton/statuses/971026595703029760">1520345755.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p>Sigh, at least under Bush, we still had history on the History Channel, which maybe could have helped us avoid this catastrophe in the first place.</p>
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