Posted on 04/20/2021 8:36:25 AM PDT by Hojczyk
Former President George W. Bush said on Tuesday that today’s Republican Party is far from what it used to be.
“I would describe it as isolationist, protectionist and to a certain extent nativist,” Bush said to host Hoda Kotb during an appearance on NBC's "Today."
“Well, that’s not exactly my vision, but you know what, I’m just an old guy they put out to pasture," he added. "So just a simple painter.”
The former president also said that he thinks a GOP candidate with progressive positions on immigration laws, young immigrants brought to the U.S. by their parents, gun reform and funding for public schools has a shot to win the White House in 2024.
“I think that it depends upon the emphasis. I think if the emphasis [is] integrity and decency and trying to get problems solved, yeah, I think the person has a shot,” he said.
Bush is promoting his new book “Out of Many, One: Portraits of American Immigrants,” which is based on oil paintings by the former president on national figures and migrants.
His comments come as House GOP leaders are struggling to rein in the increasingly open nativism within their conference.
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Trim him and stick him in a pot.
I hate the Bush Crime Family more every day.
I'm okay with all of that...
Thank you for those high compliments, Jorge.
The McCain/Romney wing speaks!
None of those things were ever popular we just got stuck with Bush League republicans for decades. Too bad Pat Buchanan didn’t beat his old man back in the day
President Gaslight speaks.
At the rate they’re going, there won’t be a GOP tomorrow so have no fear W.
FUGWB!
mental floss?
Should have voted for Perot.
He says it like that's a BAD thing....
He is setting the stage for his frickin’ nephew to run for governor and that is all.
I’m okay with all of that...
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Seriously. What they call isolationist is really just not being globalist.
Did Trump close the ports and set up blockades? No! He negotiated more fair trade deals.
Did Trump defund the armed forces like Obama did? No! He simply tried to get/keep us out of forever wars.
Guy couldn’t even keep a couple of stupid Arabs from crashing their planes into the WTC and the Pentagon.
There has never been anything wrong with being ‘nativist’!!
Chimply speaks.
After saying nothing for 8 long years of the Usurpation.
Yet again a reason why I wrote in Mickey Mouse in 2004.
Drunken, Coke-Head, Draft-Dodger.
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