Former President George W. Bush has no plans to formally endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, his office said, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. Outlet Saturday.
Neither Bush nor his wife, Laura Bush, plan to announce who they will vote for, according to NBC News, with Bush's office adding that “President Bush retired from presidential politics many years ago.”
President Bush's decision not to endorse a candidate in the upcoming White House race came just one day after then-Vice President Dick Cheney confirmed he would vote for Vice President Harris. His daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), spoke about her father's decision hours earlier at the Texas Tribune Festival on Friday.
Harris welcomed Cheney's endorsement, telling reporters Saturday that she was “honored.”
“I think it's brave of them to make this public statement, but it's also a real reminder to the people I'm talking to that we love this country and that we have more in common than what divides us,” she said. said.
Former President Trump fired back by calling Dick Cheney an “irrelevant RINO,” or “Republican in name only.”
“Dick Cheney, along with his daughter, is an irrelevant Republican congressman who lost by the largest margin in the history of congressional elections!,” the former president said on TruthSocial late Friday.
Liz Cheney, a fierce critic of President Trump, also announced her intention to vote for Harris earlier this week, saying, “As a conservative, as someone who believes in the Constitution and cares about the Constitution, I've thought a lot about this. Given the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not going to vote for Trump, but I am going to vote for Kamala Harris.”
Bush, 2012 Supported Then-presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Bush Approved Senator John McCain in 2008.
The Hill has reached out to Bush's office for comment.
