Former President Donald Trump has endorsed current Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over George P. Bush — son of Jeb Bush — in the upcoming GOP primary for attorney general:
Just in: Trump’s endorsement in the AG primary goes to @KenPaxtonTX pic.twitter.com/9MqGIPnepI
— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) July 26, 2021
Bush responded to the news on Twitter by taking a shot at Paxton’s ongoing legal troubles:
I’m running for Attorney General because Texans deserve integrity and honesty from the office of Texas’ top law enforcement official. Texans deserve a candidate without a laundry list of existing and potential criminal indictments.
— George P. Bush (@georgepbush) July 27, 2021
And as of the writing of this post, this is still Bush’s pinned tweet:
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The left’s out of control policies are eroding the fabric of our nation. It was great to see Pres. Trump today & discuss how we must come together as a party to restore America First Priorities. I appreciate his friendship & kind words as we work together to Keep America Great. pic.twitter.com/pEMuCUOCBi
— George P. Bush (@georgepbush) July 12, 2021
What did the younger Bush think would happen?
George P. Bush, the politically ambitious son of Jeb Bush, has been a steadfast supporter of Donald Trump even as the former president mocked his father, insulted his uncle and grandfather, and once likened his mother to “Mexican Illegals.”
And now: https://t.co/7icOsm8r6i
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 27, 2021
Last month, Bush said his father “understands the rough and tumble nature of politics”:
Bush last month on courting Trump's endorsement: "If there’s a family out there in American politics that understands the rough and tumble nature of politics, it would be mine… Dad gets it." https://t.co/62afqbxJsX
— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) July 27, 2021
And now the younger Bush gets it, too.
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