G.W. Bush at the Trump inauguration: "That was some weird s...t."

[kstewart33]

New York magazine:

The inauguration of Donald Trump was a surreal experience for pretty much everyone who witnessed it, whether or not they were at the event and regardless of who they supported in the election. On the dais, the stoic presence of Hillary Clinton — whom candidate Trump had said he would send to prison if he took office — underlined the strangeness of the moment. George W. Bush, also savaged by Trump during the campaign, was there too. He gave the same reason for attending that Bill and Hillary Clinton did: to honor the peaceful transfer of power.

Bush’s endearing struggle with his poncho at the event quickly became a meme, prompting many Democrats on social media to admit that they already pined for the relative normalcy of his administration. Following Trump’s short and dire speech, Bush departed the scene and never offered public comment on the ceremony.

But, according to three people who were present, Bush gave a brief assessment of Trump’s inaugural after leaving the dais: “That was some weird shit.” All three heard him say it.

A spokesman for Bush declined to comment.

Link: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/03/what-george-w-bush-really-thought-of-trumps-inauguration.html

[Siwsan]

1. i suspect he was being generous, with that assessment

trump* is the best thing that ever happened to W.

[Tanuki]

2. "A spokesman for Bush declined to comment."

[redstateblues]

3. Pretty funny. W seems like a normal human being compared to tRump

[JI7]

5. I would feel better if i woke up to Sarah Palin as President compared to what we have now

all of this is more about how bad Trump is than about bush, palin themselves.

[Jake Stern]

6. I would feel better if I woke up to Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders as president

BUT I would take Tricky Dick or Ronnie Raygun in a heartbeat over the Orange Fascist.

Especially considering many of Nixon's policies were actually to the left of today's GOP mainstream.

[NYC Liberal]

7. Nah, Nixon was just as insane as today's GOP.

The liberal laws he signed were the product of a strongly Democratic Congress and an attempt to distract from the unpopularity of the Vietnam War. In fact, many of the environmental laws he signed were actually highly watered down versions of what was originally proposed by Democrats. If Nixon had a GOP Congress, he would have signed none of it.

All of that is not to mention how insanely racist, homophobic, and misogynist he was. I would argue was as bad as Trump is in that regard -- probably even worse when it comes to the homophobia and racism.

[Jake Stern]

8. Well scratch Nixon

[Jake Stern]

4. "They already pined for the relative normalcy of his administration"

Agreed. Compared to the fascist currently residing in the WH, Dubya was a moderate.