{"id":435337,"date":"2021-04-20T12:20:10","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T16:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=435337"},"modified":"2021-04-20T12:20:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T16:20:13","slug":"george-bush-calls-republican-party-isolationist-protectionist-and-to-a-certain-extent-nativist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-bush-calls-republican-party-isolationist-protectionist-and-to-a-certain-extent-nativist\/","title":{"rendered":"George Bush Calls Republican Party \u2018Isolationist, Protectionist, And To A Certain Extent Nativist\u2019"},"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\">26<\/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-bush-calls-republican-party-isolationist-protectionist-and-to-a-certain-extent-nativist%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=435337&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--><div><\/div>\n<p>Former President George W. Bush commented on the present-day Republican Party on Tuesday and said it wasn\u2019t what he had envisioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would describe it as isolationist, protectionist and to a certain extent nativist,\u201d Bush said on \u201cThe TODAY Show.\u201d The former president said that the GOP\u2019s platform is not what he had envisioned now that he is not actively engaged in Washington, D.C., politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell it\u2019s not exactly my vision, but you know, I\u2019m just an old guy they put out to pasture so just a simple painter,\u201d Bush said.<\/p>\n<p>Bush proposed solutions to the current migrant crisis, including revamping the U.S.\u2019 asylum system and retooling worker visas, as there are a plethora of unfilled jobs across the country many hard working immigrants could fill.<\/p>\n<p>Bush noted some Republicans have refused to listen to his solutions regarding immigration reform. He said that when he was in office, some Democrats hadn\u2019t listened to him \u201cbecause you can score political points with the issue.\u201d&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/08\/elections-2020-george-bush-donald-trump-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018The American People Can Have Confidence\u2019: Former President George W. Bush Congratulates Joe Biden, Says Donald Trump Has Right To Request Recounts)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The former president&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/19\/george-bush-capitol-riots-interview-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">denounced<\/a>&nbsp;the Jan. 6 Capitol&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/07\/washington-dc-protest-riot-donald-trump-capitol-breach-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">riot<\/a>&nbsp;and said when Biden was sworn into office, \u201cthe results of this election, though, were confirmed,\u201d in another interview for the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2021\/03\/18\/george-w-bush-condemns-attack-capitol-i-sick-my-stomach\/4723510001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a>&nbsp;to USA Today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/18\/george-w-bush-immigration-reform-regret\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bush<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>said the 2020 election hadn\u2019t been stolen during the SXSW conference, USA Today reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt did make me sick, I felt ill and I just couldn\u2019t believe it,\u201d Bush said on \u201cThe TODAY Show.\u201d \u201cYou know, but the truth of the matter is, I was optimistic that we would survive that because I believe so strongly in the institutional stability of our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it did survive, the Congress met, ratified the election, the courts met and are still meeting today to hold people to account for storming the Capitol,\u201d the former president said.<\/p>\n<p>The former president voiced his concern about people spreading misinformation. Bush said he doesn\u2019t know what can be done about misinformation and added that he doesn\u2019t use social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President George W. 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