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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDubya takes more shots at Trump than he did at Obama over the eight years of his presidency
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George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban
In a wide-ranging interview that shied away from directly criticizing the current commander in chief, former President George W. Bush said it's critical for the media to hold accountable people who abuse their power." He also said he favored an immigration policy that was more "welcoming."
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://www.today.com/news/george-w-bush-opens-trump-s-war-media-russia-travel-t108627
sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)forjusticethunders
(1,151 posts)I mean graduating from Yale even as a C student requires SOME intelligence. But I think he knew that he needed to appeal to the future deplorables.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Afromania
(2,768 posts)Getting the ducks in a row for President *45-B.
IdiotsforPalin
(170 posts)Trump making Dubya look like a freaking genius. I got to go buy a lottery ticket.
uponit7771
(90,346 posts)underpants
(182,823 posts)Putin couldn't have really thought Trump had a shot to win. Yes you can manipulate the masses (in sure we have too in some places) but to that extent?
I think Putin wanted to knock Jeb off so the next generation of cold warriors were kept out of policy positions.
Progressive dog
(6,904 posts)In fact, even for a closet conspiracy theory, it's too clever by far.
Jake Stern
(3,145 posts)Being out from under the thumb of Darth Cheney has done the man good.
randr
(12,412 posts)When you are not sure an independent prosecutor is needed is the turning point when an independent prosecutor is needed.
66 dmhlt
(1,941 posts)JI7
(89,250 posts)But not personally a horrible person.
After 9-11 he fully embraced muslims and while there were still attacks on Muslims and others who "looked" muslim things could have been far worse without that.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)did they both do things i found morally problematic? yeah, but it was a bow to political expediency and not a manifestation of their essential character.