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Bush called out on Trump-Harris: When democracy calls, ‘you can’t just roll it over to voicemail’ (www.nj.com)

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As many Republicans continue to buck their party’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 “apparently above such petty concerns,” pointing to recent reports that said he is not endorsing anyone in the race for the White House. Multiple outlets reported that Bush’s office released a statement that said: “President Bush retired from presidential politics years ago.”

“But it doesn’t work that way. When your country calls, you can’t just roll it over to voicemail because you don’t want to deal with it, especially when you are an elder statesman like an ex-president. Patriotism is for life,” Truax wrote, noting that former President Jimmy Carter said he hopes he can live to cast his vote for Harris.

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[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

He did look pretty cool landing a fighter jet on that carrier before those embarrassing photos where he briefly thought the Iraq war ended with Saddam being deposed, too.

[-] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

He did complete his mission though, getting Saddam for daddy. The rest of the wars were just to allow his industry friends to siphon money from the tax payers, which they intended to go on as long as possible.

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Dick Cheney: Ok, I'll clean up the mess.

Narrator: He said "up" but meant "out".

[-] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

yes clean out the mass, clean up the mess, potato, potato

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