{"id":550323,"date":"2021-06-02T22:20:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T02:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=550323"},"modified":"2021-06-02T22:20:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T02:20:21","slug":"george-p-bush-announces-bid-for-texas-attorney-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-p-bush-announces-bid-for-texas-attorney-general\/","title":{"rendered":"George P. Bush Announces Bid For Texas Attorney General"},"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\">18<\/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-p-bush-announces-bid-for-texas-attorney-general%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=550323&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1068970512-scaled-e1622684751883.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"38\">\n<p>Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush officially announced a run for Texas Attorney General Wednesday at a campaign launch event in Austin.<\/p>\n<p>Bush is the son of former Republican Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and nephew of former President George W. Bush. He could be slated to challenge current Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is not term-limited but has not announced whether he will seek a third term in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Bush drew attention to Paxton\u2019s ongoing legal troubles at the event, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2021\/06\/02\/george-p-bush-ken-paxton-texas-attorney-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to the Texas Tribune<\/a>. Paxton was indicted on charges of securities fraud in 2015, and the case is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2020\/10\/29\/texas-ken-paxton-trial-collin-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">still working through the legal system<\/a> as of now. In October of last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/story\/news\/local\/2020\/10\/03\/top-aides-accuse-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-of-bribery-abusing-office\/114215708\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">several top aides accused Paxton<\/a> of abusing his office to help allies and accepting bribes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnough is enough, Ken,\u201d Bush reportedly said at Wednesday\u2019s event. \u201cYou\u2019ve brought way too much scandal and too little integrity to this office.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/20\/george-w-bush-republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: George Bush Calls Republican Party \u2018Isolationist, Protectionist, And To A Certain Extent Nativist\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.6181818181818\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Great to speak with President Trump to discuss the future of Texas and how we are keeping up the fight to put America first. I appreciate the words of encouragement and support. Big things coming soon! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U5cYFAFlCk\">pic.twitter.com\/U5cYFAFlCk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 George P. Bush (@georgepbush) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/georgepbush\/status\/1396861324521582595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bush has been the only member of his family to publicly support former President Donald Trump, who is also reportedly friendly with Paxton. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/georgepbush\/status\/1396861324521582595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1396861324521582595%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fhomenews%2Fcampaign%2F556603-george-p-bush-announces-bid-for-texas-ag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bush tweeted in May<\/a> that he had met with Trump in Florida, and <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/news\/554119-george-p-bush-says-2020-election-wasnt-stolen-but-would-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said he would support Trump<\/a> if he ran for the White House again in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>George W. Bush <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/23\/george-w-bush-voted-condoleezza-rice-donald-trump-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">did not support Trump<\/a> in either of his presidential runs. Jeb Bush <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/04\/05\/trump-barbara-bush-sons-nasty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">publicly feuded with Trump<\/a> on multiple occasions after their 2016 primary fight, and former President George H.W. Bush, George P. Bush\u2019s grandfather, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2017\/11\/04\/new-book-claims-bushes-had-harsh-words-for-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly called Trump<\/a> a \u201cblowhard,\u201d while Trump took <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeffzeleny\/status\/1015025362189914112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1015025362189914112%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2018%2F07%2F06%2Fformer-bush-press-sec-trump-comments%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">several public shots<\/a> at him prior to his death in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush officially announced a run for Texas Attorney General Wednesday at a campaign launch event in Austin. 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