{"id":2338319,"date":"2024-09-07T19:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T23:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-w-bush-not-endorsing-in-2024-presidential-election-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-07T19:27:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T23:27:24","slug":"george-w-bush-not-endorsing-in-2024-presidential-election-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-w-bush-not-endorsing-in-2024-presidential-election-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"George W. Bush not endorsing in 2024 presidential election &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorge-w-bush-not-endorsing-in-2024-presidential-election-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2338319&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President George W. Bush has announced that he will not \u200bendorse any \u200bcandidate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">2024 presidential election<\/a>, as confirmed by his office. When inquired by NBC News whether he or his wife, Laura\u2063 Bush, would support a candidate or reveal their voting intentions, the response \u200cwas a\u200c definitive &#8220;no.&#8221; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-house-republicans-divided-on-purpose-of-vaccination-database-bill\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014\u00a0House Republicans Divided on Purpose of Vaccination Database Bill\">statement emphasized<\/a> \u200dthat Bush has \u200cdistanced himself from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-sheriff-announces-run-to-challenge-democrat-governor-sisolak\/\" title=\"Nevada Sheriff Announces Run To Challenge Democrat Governor Sisolak\">presidential politics<\/a>\u2062 over the years. This declaration came shortly \u200dafter former Vice President Dick Cheney, who served under Bush\u200d from\u2064 2001 to 2009, \u200dmade comments regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">upcoming election<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">George W. Bush not endorsing in 2024 presidential election<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1748874\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-w-bush\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>George W. Bush<\/a> is not endorsing a candidate in the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 presidential election<\/a>, according to his office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/former-president-george-w-bush-no-plans-endorse-2024-election-rcna170055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>asked<\/a> by NBC News whether he or his wife, Laura Bush, would endorse a candidate or say how they would vote, Bush&rsquo;s office flatly stated &ldquo;no.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Bush retired from presidential politics years ago,&rdquo; the office added.<\/p>\n<p>The comments from Bush&rsquo;s office come one day after former Vice President Dick Cheney, who served under Bush in that capacity from 2001 to 2009, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewDesiderio\/status\/1832167027114410348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a> that he will vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in November.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In our nation&rsquo;s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump. He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. He can never be trusted with power again. &hellip; That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following that announcement, former President Donald Trump blasted Cheney as an &ldquo;irrelevant RINO,&rdquo; or &ldquo;Republican in name only,&rdquo; in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113093196894480530c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post\">post<\/a> on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Bush has withheld an endorsement in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">presidential race<\/a>. In 2016, Bush did not vote for either Trump or Hillary Clinton, while in 2020, he wrote in former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for president. However, he endorsed John McCain in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1748874\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1748874\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President George W. Bush will not be endorsing any candidate in the 2024 presidential election, as confirmed by his office. When NBC News inquired if he or his wife, Laura Bush, would support a candidate or disclose their voting intentions, the response was a clear &#8220;no.&#8221; The office further noted that &#8220;President Bush retired from presidential politics years ago.&#8221; This announcement follows former Vice President Dick Cheney&#8217;s recent statement declaring his intention to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in November. Cheney criticized Donald Trump, stating he poses a significant threat to democracy and cannot be trusted with power again. In response, Trump labeled Cheney an \u201cirrelevant RINO\u201d on Truth Social. This isn&#8217;t the first time Bush has refrained from endorsing candidates; he did not vote for either Trump or Hillary Clinton in 2016 and wrote in Condoleezza Rice for president in 2020 but endorsed John McCain in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2338320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/George-w-bush-not-endorsing-2024-election.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,40385,39035],"class_list":["post-2338319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-george-w-bush","tag-political-endorsement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/George-w-bush-not-endorsing-2024-election.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}