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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 08:35 AM Nov 2017

George H.W. Bush on Trump: He's a 'blowhard'

Source: The Hill




BY BRANDON CARTER - 11/04/17 07:51 AM EDT

In a new book, former President George H.W. Bush confirmed he voted for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election and said of President Trump, "I'm not too excited about him being a leader."

“I don’t like him,” George H.W. Bush said in a new book. “I don’t know much about him, but I know he’s a blowhard. And I’m not too excited about him being a leader.”

The book, titled “The Last Republicans” by author Mark K. Updegrove, explores the connection between the elder bush and his soon, former President George W. Bush.

In the book, the elder Bush confirms he voted for Clinton over President Trump, and the younger bush says he voted for “none of the above,” according to The New York Times.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/358746-george-hw-bush-on-trump-hes-a-blowhard

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George H.W. Bush on Trump: He's a 'blowhard' (Original Post) DonViejo Nov 2017 OP
donny won't be welcome in the ex-presidents club lapfog_1 Nov 2017 #1
piss on poppy anyway. KG Nov 2017 #2
The classic struggle between Codeine Nov 2017 #3
Great minds and all that. (See my post below) n/t rzemanfl Nov 2017 #5
Oh my, an ass grabbing Repuke said that about a pussy grabbing Repuke. Excuse me for rzemanfl Nov 2017 #4
voted for none of the above Liberalagogo Nov 2017 #6
Well, "none of the above" is essentially what got him the Presidency. Bleacher Creature Nov 2017 #7
Trump will tweet that Bush is a sexual predator in 3, 2, ..... L. Coyote Nov 2017 #8
+1,000,000. Despite all his absurd claims with "Nobody is a better...xxx...than me," the only... NNadir Nov 2017 #9
WOW! Just WOW! Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #10
Triumphant shouts of Aristus Nov 2017 #11
Will the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief let that pass? Achilleaze Nov 2017 #12
Maybe the Trump people will listen to him-- Lulu KC Nov 2017 #13
Sad truth! FreeStateDemocrat Nov 2017 #14
George H.W. Bush, J_William_Ryan Nov 2017 #15
According to Putin, Rincewind Nov 2017 #16
I'm fine with Repubs attacking Repubs such as Trump. Kaleva Nov 2017 #17
 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
3. The classic struggle between
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 08:38 AM
Nov 2017

a die-hard "Grab 'em By the Pussy" Guy and a "Grab 'em By the Ass" Guy. An age-old dichotomy played out before our eyes.

rzemanfl

(29,567 posts)
4. Oh my, an ass grabbing Repuke said that about a pussy grabbing Repuke. Excuse me for
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 08:38 AM
Nov 2017

not giving a fuck what any of them say.

Bleacher Creature

(11,257 posts)
7. Well, "none of the above" is essentially what got him the Presidency.
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 08:55 AM
Nov 2017

He must have a soft spot for wasted votes.

NNadir

(33,541 posts)
9. +1,000,000. Despite all his absurd claims with "Nobody is a better...xxx...than me," the only...
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 09:38 AM
Nov 2017

...thing he truly surpasses most of humanity with is his hypocrisy.

I expect that we will, ultimately, "lock him up," should our democracy survive the traitor party now in power.

Aristus

(66,448 posts)
11. Triumphant shouts of
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 10:50 AM
Nov 2017
"He voted for Hillary! I told you she was secretly a Republican!" in 3......2......1......

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
12. Will the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief let that pass?
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 11:42 AM
Nov 2017

Or will he dodge that insult and weasel off to an golf course in Asia?

Lulu KC

(2,572 posts)
13. Maybe the Trump people will listen to him--
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 12:35 PM
Nov 2017

since we've found out he also grabs women. The psychology is horrifyingly interesting.

J_William_Ryan

(1,756 posts)
15. George H.W. Bush,
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 06:08 PM
Nov 2017

who gave us Clarence Thomas, was among the worst presidents in US history.

His son was even more of an idiot.

Trump is a greater disaster than both.

Kaleva

(36,333 posts)
17. I'm fine with Repubs attacking Repubs such as Trump.
Sat Nov 4, 2017, 07:59 PM
Nov 2017

That's a heck of a lot better then the mega threads here where Dems are attacking Dems.

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