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By David K. Li
June 19, 2018 | 9:32pm
President Trumps son backed out of a political fundraiser for former President George W. Bushs nephew, over the Bush familys harsh words about the White Houses child-separation policy, published reports said on Tuesday.
Donald Trump Jr. had been set to appear for George P. Bush a Texas land commissioner and the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Axios and Politico reported.
Despite the bruising 2016 GOP presidential campaign between Donald Trump and Jeb Bush, a source close to Don Jr. said the sons still get along.
But with the Bush family leading the GOP charge against Trumps immigration tactics, Donald Jr. thought it best he sidestep the George P. Bush event, set for Monday, according to reports ...
https://nypost.com/2018/06/19/trump-jr-backs-out-of-fundraiser-over-bush-immigration-criticism/
dhol82
(9,351 posts)dawg day
(7,947 posts)Oh, yeah, W's idiot nephew.
Cha
(296,726 posts)Solly Mack
(90,758 posts)* Not surprising really - he is a Bush, after all - but you'd think the attacks on his father might have dissuaded him from ever asking.
Second - It was Trump Jr. who backed out and not JEB Jr. who rescinded the invite?
See above: *
JEB Jr. was hoping to cash in on Trump's favorable standing with the deplorables in hopes they would support him as well. Allow me to repeat that - a Bush was hoping to gain the support of Trump's deplorables.
But then - he is a Bush.
Oh, spare me. A Bush never really changes its stripes.
They are now groveling to Trumps for political clout.
How low can you go?
I already know the answer to that. He is a Bush, after all.
no_hypocrisy
(46,009 posts)I think that Jr. is considering office when his father is done and he's assembling his own cadre of donors and supporters now by doing favors.