Former President George W. Bush, a globalist Republican, praised Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) for helping Joe Biden secure the Democrat presidential nomination.
The House Majority Whip said Bush lauded him as a “savior” for helping get Biden elected.
The South Carolina Democrat is largely credited with giving Biden the endorsement he needed, salvaging his flailing campaign.
Clyburn, on a call with reporters, said Bush told him, “you know, you’re the savior because if you had not nominated Joe Biden, we would not be having this transfer of power today.”
The AP said Bush added that Biden was the only Democratic candidate he felt could have defeated President Donald Trump.
BUSH DOWNPLAYS
Bush spokesman Freddy Ford tried to downplay it.
“Let’s not make this into more than it is,” he wrote on Twitter, adding that the former president was “saying Clyburn helped saved Biden’s nomination … nothing Biblical here.”
Actually, it means exactly what he said.
It’s Republicans like George W. Bush who pushed the party to the Left.
Words of a Bad Republican
Here’s a piece from @APLaurieKellman & me on Clyburn’s kingmaker moment in the pivotal South Carolina primary that altered the shape of the entire presidential race last year. https://t.co/yZbfq1g4iV
— Meg Kinnard (@MegKinnardAP) January 20, 2021
Response from Bush’s spokesman: https://t.co/r6S8n54NKw
— Meg Kinnard (@MegKinnardAP) January 20, 2021
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn shares details of his conversation with President George W. Bush today:pic.twitter.com/lXeRGLGCLu
— The Recount (@therecount) January 20, 2021
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