Stay on top of San Antonio news and views. While Paxton's legal troubles are certainly reason for Texans not grant him another term as AG, Bush's naïveté is reason not grant him a first. If he can't see that - or chooses not to - his political ambitions are clearly greater than his political insight. To be sure, the former president's statement that the land commissioner was "the only Bush that got it right" rings less of sincere appreciation than it does a way to deal another insult to the Bush family. Talk about a chip off the old, orange block! What's more, the current AG spoke at the Washington rally that preceded the January 6 insurrection, then erroneously claimed in a tweet that the rioters weren't Trump supporters. Supreme Court to overturn the former president's loss in four battleground states. In addition to serving as co-chair of the organization Lawyers for Trump, Paxton last year filed the widely ridiculed - and ultimately rejected - lawsuit asking the U.S. And, for all Paxton's legal baggage - remember the whistleblowers, the securities fraud charges and the FBI probe? - the Texas AG has certainly displayed the latter. What should be obvious by now is that Trump rewards those who display unconditional loyalty. Bush July 12, 2021īut for all Bush's eagerness to land a powerful ally, his repeated wet smacks to Trump's backside suggests he's not a particularly savvy political observer. I appreciate his friendship & kind words as we work together to Keep America Great. Trump today & discuss how we must come together as a party to restore America First Priorities. The left’s out of control policies are eroding the fabric of our nation. I appreciate his friendship & kind words as we work together to Keep America Great." "The left’s out of control policies are eroding the fabric of our nation," Bush tweeted in Trumpian voice, throwing in a photo of himself grinning next to the Orange One. He reportedly spoke to the former reality show star multiple times about the race and even visited him earlier this month at his New Jersey golf club. Bush was apparently willing to put aside family matters as he courted Trump's blessing. And you can't exactly blame the rest of the family for staying away, given the repeated insults Trump has lobbed their way.īut George P. Of course, the failure to grab Trump's endorsement was through no lack of trying on Bush's part.Īfter all, the AG aspirant was the only well-known member of the Bush political dynasty to endorse Trump in 2016. Indeed, Bush is only the latest Republican sycophant to be rejected as a suitor in Trump's game of Kiss the Ring. Trump has wielded his power as Republican kingmaker to reward those who push the lie that he won the 2020 election and exact revenge on a long list of enemies. Bush, the Texas land commissioner who's also gunning to be the state's top law-enforcement official. No one should be surprised Donald Trump endorsed embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over George P. Bush (left) poses with Donald Trump during his visit to the former president's New Jersey golf club. Send us feedback.Texas Land Commissioner George P. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'supremacy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2022 In another 2019 memo, an American Airlines executive vowed that his company would fight JetBlue for supremacy in Boston - even using a metaphor of swinging baseball bats. 2022 It’s been nearly 15 years since San Diego’s Illumina gained supremacy in DNA sequencing - with just a few rivals competing to deliver the equipment and chemistry to map the genome. Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 20 Chargers were expected to challenge Kansas City for supremacy in a division forecast as deep and dangerous. Swift and her partners at AEG and Messina Touring Group are effectively forced to use Ticketmaster due to its supremacy in North America. 2022 By choosing to stage her show in NFL stadiums – really, in choosing to tour stadiums in the U.S. team for regional supremacy in World Cup qualifying and major tournaments. 2022 Mexico, often the best team in the CONCACAF world soccer region (North America), typically battles it out with the U.S. 2023 Once again, the Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals battled for AFC supremacy in what has become one of the NFL’s most exciting matchups in recent memory. 2023 Colerain is trying to return to supremacy in the GMC after back-to-back losing seasons. Recent Examples on the Web Islam Makhachev defied a rowdy crowd and a sustained challenge from Alexander Volkanovski on Sunday to cement his supremacy in the UFC lightweight division in a grueling fight in Perth, Western Australia.
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