As many Republicans continue to buck their partyā€™s nominee and nominate Vice President Harris for the White House, calls are mounting for former President George W. Bush to denounce former President Trump.

The Harris campaign has touted that more than 200 Republicans have endorsed the vice president, including former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and many former Trump insiders. It also includes former vice president to Bush, Dick Cheney.

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He noted that Bush is ā€œapparently above such petty concerns,ā€ pointing to recent reports that said he isĀ not endorsing anyone in the race for the White House.Ā Multiple outlets reported that Bushā€™s office released a statement that said: ā€œPresident Bush retired from presidential politics years ago.ā€

ā€œBut it doesnā€™t work that way. When your country calls, you canā€™t just roll it over to voicemail because you donā€™t want to deal with it, especially when you are an elder statesman like an ex-president. Patriotism is for life,ā€ Truax wrote, noting that former President Jimmy Carter said he hopes he can liveĀ to cast his voteĀ for Harris.


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  • Asafum@feddit.nl
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    I really liked how Jon Stewart addressed Cheneyā€™s endorsement.

    He stared directly at the camera and said ā€œFuck off Cheney.ā€

    Same goes for Bush. FUCK OFF BUSH. It would be an insult to have Bush or Cheney on ā€œourā€ side. Goddamn war criminal, money grubbing, pieces of shit. Rest in piss when the time comes Bush.

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      Condemning Trump doesnā€™t make anyone on anyoneā€™s side. It means theyā€™re NOT on Trumpā€™s side.

      Itā€™s a statement about how much Trump dominates political and social discourse that people think the Democratic party is the ā€œanti-Trumpā€ party.

      Obviously people like Cheney are against Trump, but that doesnā€™t mean that everyone that is against Trump is a Democrat. It usually just means theyā€™re relatively rational.

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      Dude keeps an office staff to respond to this formally but claims to have retired from politics? Bullshit. If I have a political staff, I have not retired from politics. I want him to denounce, and I would still tell him to fuck off, so that everyoneā€™s on the same page.