Former President George W. Bush has said he will not endorse any candidate in the 2024 presidential election, while former Vice President Dick Cheney has publicly endorsed Kamala Harris.
On November 5, when asked if he and his wife, Laura, would endorse anyone for the White House, they answered “no.” NBC News.
“President Bush retired from presidency many years ago.”
The former Republican president's refusal to endorse anyone in this election mirrors the trend he has shown in the past two elections.
In the 2016 election, Bush voted Republican but chose not to vote for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in the presidential race.
During Trump's first reelection bid in 2020, Bush did not vote for either Trump or President Joe Biden.
He wrote the letter in the name of Condoleezza Rice, who served as Secretary of State under the administration from 2005 to 2009.
President Bush made a shocking revelation during the interview. People in 2021He offered his support to Rice.
“She knows that,” Bush told the outlet, “but she told me she refuses to accept the position.”
In his first two elections after leaving the White House, President Bush supported Republican candidates John McCain and Mitt Romney in 2008 and 2012, respectively, but both candidates lost to Barack Obama.
President Bush's implicit endorsement of Biden as a presidential candidate came after former vice president and running mate Dick Cheney endorsed the Democratic candidate over Trump.
“Dick Cheney will vote for Kamala Harris,” said Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the daughter of the 46th Vice President and former Rep. Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.
“Given the situation we're in and how serious this situation is, I believe my father would have said publicly that there has never been anyone in this country that poses as grave a threat to our democracy as Donald Trump,” Liz Cheney added.
Cheney's endorsement did not appear to sit well with Trump, who criticised the father-daughter duo, calling them “RINOs” (Republican in name only).
“Dick Cheney, along with his daughter, are unaffiliated Republican primary candidates who lost by the largest margin in the history of a congressional election!” Trump rages at Truth Social Friday night.
“They [former Dick Cheney aide] “They pardoned Scooter Libby, who did so much for them (but was so wronged), I did it!” he added.
“I am a peace president. Only I can stop World War III!” Trump claimed.
Dick Cheney, a vocal critic of the 45th president, said Trump “cannot be trusted to hold power again.”
“In the 248-year history of our country, no man has posed a greater threat to our nation than Donald Trump,” he said. Statement from the former Vice President. “He tried to steal the last election, using lies and violence to stay in power after voters rejected him. He must not be allowed to hold power again.”
“As citizens, we each have an obligation to put country above partisanship and uphold the Constitution,” he added. “That's why I will be voting for Vice President Kamala Harris.”
Liz Cheney has endorsed Harris, who has spoken out about the “danger” Trump poses to the United States.
“I don't think there's any room to write in the candidate's name, especially in battleground states,” the former congressman said in a video posted to X. “As a conservative, as someone who believes in and values the Constitution, I've thought deeply about this. Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only will I not be voting for Donald Trump, I will be voting for Kamala Harris.”
