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Rhiannon12866

(255,525 posts)
Mon Sep 13, 2021, 09:51 PM Sep 2021

Trump Calls Bush Ungrateful: "I Kept Him from Being the Worst President in History"

PALM BEACH (The Borowitz Report)—In a blistering attack on another former Commander-in-Chief, Donald J. Trump called George W. Bush “ungrateful,” telling reporters, “I kept him from being the worst President in history.”

“When he left office, he was at the bottom of the list of Presidents—I mean, the very, very bottom,” he said. “Then I got into office and changed all that.”

“I worked hard, day in, day out, to keep Bush from being the worst,” he said. “He’s given me no credit for that whatsoever. This should never be allowed to happen in this country.”

Despite doing Bush “this incredible favor,” Trump said, “I have never got so much as a thank-you note from that ungrateful bastard. I don’t know, maybe he’s too busy with his so-called paintings to write.”

Trump called Bush’s warnings about domestic terrorism during a speech on the twentieth anniversary of 9/11 “totally out of line.” He added, “When he was President, there were terrorists all over the world. I brought terrorism jobs back to the U.S.A.”


Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trump-calls-bush-ungrateful-i-kept-him-from-being-the-worst-president-in-history



Photograph by Jim Watson / AFP / Getty


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Trump Calls Bush Ungrateful: "I Kept Him from Being the Worst President in History" (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 OP
True. Now Trump is the worst president ever. Liberty Belle Sep 2021 #1
It's so exhausting... Patton French Sep 2021 #2
It's hard to tell these days, but it's satire. Bristlecone Sep 2021 #9
Yeah. No kidding. calimary Sep 2021 #18
Thank you, Rhiannon! smirkymonkey Sep 2021 #3
I was on DU back in 2004 and I remember how ill I felt at the results of that election Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #10
😁😁😁😁 underpants Sep 2021 #4
Well Georgie was Cheney's puppet. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #5
Agreed! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #7
Or not..... Celerity Sep 2021 #11
Dumya, like reagan hood, just really didn't seem to care about actually being President - imo. empedocles Sep 2021 #24
I shudder to think what sort of crap Trump would turn out if he devoted himself to painting. sop Sep 2021 #6
They'd all be self-portraits, one after another FakeNoose Sep 2021 #13
I think you've got it! And they'd be 40 years younger, 150 lbs. lighter and with real hair! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #15
"I brought terrorism jobs back to the U.S.A." Wounded Bear Sep 2021 #8
LOL brer cat Sep 2021 #12
Trump. Bush II. Bush I. Reagan and Nixon ffr Sep 2021 #14
"I Kept Him from Being the Worst President in History" Never have truer words been spoken. usaf-vet Sep 2021 #16
Bwah HAH! - this one sounds too literally true except for the *insight* part! UTUSN Sep 2021 #17
It's absolutely true. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #25
Nicely Played By Mr. Borowitz, Mem'Sahib The Magistrate Sep 2021 #19
I know, my friend - humor is often hard to come by these days Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #22
K n R ! Thanks for posting! JoeOtterbein Sep 2021 #20
Thank you! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #23
Ha, but some still consider Bush to be the worst Polybius Sep 2021 #21
When life imitates satire. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2021 #26
I have said it before, the only people who should be happy he was President Clash City Rocker Sep 2021 #27

Patton French

(1,824 posts)
2. It's so exhausting...
Mon Sep 13, 2021, 09:54 PM
Sep 2021

One dipshit trying to rehab himself by criticizing a much bigger dipshit. Just stop talking.

Rhiannon12866

(255,525 posts)
10. I was on DU back in 2004 and I remember how ill I felt at the results of that election
Mon Sep 13, 2021, 10:27 PM
Sep 2021

I was aware that Bush* really didn't "win" in 2001 and I was sure that he was going down in 2004. But if I had a choice between Bush* and TFG, there's no question who I'd pick. TFG has corrupted not only "the party of Lincoln" with his unique brand of insanity and prejudice like no president in history, he alienated every single one of our allies to say nothing of the mass death we're experiencing in this country - and even now he's still at it!

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
24. Dumya, like reagan hood, just really didn't seem to care about actually being President - imo.
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 07:25 AM
Sep 2021

sop

(18,621 posts)
6. I shudder to think what sort of crap Trump would turn out if he devoted himself to painting.
Mon Sep 13, 2021, 09:55 PM
Sep 2021

Rhiannon12866

(255,525 posts)
15. I think you've got it! And they'd be 40 years younger, 150 lbs. lighter and with real hair!
Mon Sep 13, 2021, 11:01 PM
Sep 2021


ffr

(23,398 posts)
14. Trump. Bush II. Bush I. Reagan and Nixon
Mon Sep 13, 2021, 11:01 PM
Sep 2021

What a line-up of the worst possible presidents ever! Crooks, thieves, idiots, grifters, and one who may have not been totally bad, but had no business being president, like the rest.

We need to do everything in our power to make sure no GOP candidate ever occupies the WH again!

usaf-vet

(7,811 posts)
16. "I Kept Him from Being the Worst President in History" Never have truer words been spoken.
Mon Sep 13, 2021, 11:23 PM
Sep 2021
Even if they come from the pen of Andy Borowitz!

Rhiannon12866

(255,525 posts)
25. It's absolutely true.
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 07:44 AM
Sep 2021

He's also done the same thing for Liz Cheney. We may not agree with practically anything the "traditional" Republicans say or do - but those who inexplicably agree with or "follow" TFG have taken dishonesty and insanity to a previously unimagined new level.

Rhiannon12866

(255,525 posts)
22. I know, my friend - humor is often hard to come by these days
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 04:35 AM
Sep 2021

That's why I look for Borowitz, he's the master in finding humor in the most unlikely places.

Clash City Rocker

(3,546 posts)
27. I have said it before, the only people who should be happy he was President
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 04:29 PM
Sep 2021

Are the descendants of James Buchanan.

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