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George W. Bush Can Suck It: He didn’t throw shade at Trump; he whitewashed authoritarianism.
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George W. Bush Torches Trump in Presidents’ Day Message: Bush praised virtues from “self-control and courteousness to modesty and diplomacy ...
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George W. Bush Subtly Trashes Trump in Presidents Day Message: The former president praised George Washington for his very un-Trumpian traits.
thedailybeast.com/george-w-bush-subtly-trashes-donald-trump-in-presidents-day-message/
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George W. Bush Posts First Substack Praising Just One President—Not His Dad: George W. Bush published his first Substack essay, reflecting on George Washington’s ...
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From One President to Another, a Love Letter With an Edge: To open a series of essays about U.S. presidents, George W. Bush pays tribute to George Washington ...
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George W. Bush’s Brother Trashes Ken Paxton, Says He Voted for Talarico: Former President George W. Bush’s brother has backed James Talarico ...
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Texas Senate election: Brother of former President Bush turns away from Trump candidate
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Tightening sanctions on Russia is 'the way to end this war,' says David Kramer: To discuss the tensions between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy ...
pbs.org/newshour/show/tightening-sanctions-on-russia-is-the-way-to-end-this-war-says-david-kramer
Bush Family Member Drops Election Bombshell: And a liberal justice reams MAGA SCOTUS: Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
thedailybeast.substack.com/p/bush-family-member-drops-election
Déjà Dubya: Twenty years after George W. Bush’s historic midterm thumping, Trump is confronting an eerily similar set of political own goals: high gas prices ...
puck.news/trumps-midterm-polls-look-worse-than-bushs-in-2006/
Democrats Have a Wide Lead in Our New Poll as Trump Slides: The map favors Republicans, but cracks in their base are leaving them vulnerable in defending House ...
nytimes.com/2026/10/21/upshot/times-siena-poll-trump-midterms.html
‘We are heartbroken’: Con Ed worker dies in apparent road rage shooting on GWB: A gunman was still wanted by police Wednesday morning, hours after killing ...
nbcnewyork.com/news/local/george-washington-bridge-deadly-shooting/6561450
Story Of Jewish Spiritual Leader The Rebbe, Who Was Recognized By Bill Clinton & George W. Bush, Being Told In Feature Doc ‘The Emissary Of Light’
deadline.com/2026/10/rebbe-doc-emissary-of-light-rachel-greenberg-clinton-bush-1237167357/
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Barbara Bush donated to super PAC supporting James Talarico for U.S. Senate: The daughter of former President George W. Bush donated $2,500 to Lone Star Rising ...
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White House Melts Down at Music Legend for Humiliating Trump on Stage: “The Chicks” frontwoman did not hold back.
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OpinionFor Republicans, the 2026 midterms look a lot like 2006 | Opinion: An unpopular war, high gas prices and a president at a 38% approval rating ...
usatoday.com/story/opinion/2026/10/14/republican-party-2026-midterm-outlook-2006-parallels/92222772007/
OpinionGeorge W. Bush’s Code of Silence: The former President lovingly paints immigrants, praises free trade and diplomacy, and rues the coarsening of American politics ...
newyorker.com/news/essay/george-w-bushs-code-of-silence
Trump Goes Unmentioned But Not Ignored As Clinton, Bush And Obama Step Up As Essayists On Presidents
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Key FactsBush, Obama and Clinton Tackle U.S. Presidential History
Aug 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Designed for the 250th anniversary, the project assigns each writer an essay about a president or first lady and publishes the contributions chronologically each week through December.
- George W. Bush examines George Washington’s voluntary limits on power, while Barack Obama covers Abraham Lincoln and Bill Clinton Theodore Roosevelt; Trump is not named in Bush’s essay.
- The series is curated by Colleen Shogan after Trump dismissed her as archivist in February 2025 without giving her a reason, while the White House did not respond to AP questions about the dismissal.
- Shogan said the series had drawn more than 1 million cumulative Substack views, while the podcast had 160,000 downloads and YouTube nearly 64,000 views; a PBS documentary is scheduled for October.
"The temptation to bend institutions toward personal power is not unique to Grant’s era. Our future still depends on whether our leaders choose law over loyalty."— Gen. Stanley McChrystal, in an In Pursuit essay about Ulysses S. Grant, discussing leadership and the importance of choosing the rule of law over loyalty
George W. Bush turns 80: The president of 9/11 and two wars, now despised by Donald Trump
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Trump says a former president had an Iran confession: The president declined to name the former president when reporters asked who it was ...
bostonglobe.com/2026/03/17/nation/trump-former-president-iran-confession/
Bush and Obama fault Trump’s gutting of USAID on agency’s last day: Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush have delivered rare open criticism of the ...
edition.cnn.com/2025/06/30/politics/bush-obama-trump-usaid
Key FactsFormer Leaders Praise Shutdown US Aid Workers
Jul 1, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The US Agency for International Development (USAID) was formally closed after the Trump administration cut most foreign aid programs.
- George W. Bush highlighted USAID’s importance and his HIV/AIDS relief initiative that has saved an estimated 25 million lives.
- Barack Obama criticized the agency’s closure as a major error harming vulnerable communities and US interests.
- Bono condemned the funding cuts and affirmed the humanitarian mission of USAID as both essential and ethical.
They called you crooks – when you were the best of us, there for the rest of us.— Bono, as he bid farewell to USAid workers in a video.
White House Benefits: Which Presidents Are on the Social Security Payroll?: Does a billionaire need a Social Security check? We investigate which presidents are ...
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