“It’s not exactly my vision,” the former president said.
Former President George W. Bush described the modern-day GOP as “isolationist, protectionist, and to a certain extent, nativist” in an interview Tuesday that was packed with implicit criticism of the most recent Republican president.
“It’s not exactly my vision” for the party, Bush told NBC’s “Today” show in a rare live TV appearance. “But, you know, I’m just an old guy they put out to pasture.”
Still, Bush remained hopeful that a more moderate Republican — one who supported reasonable gun reform measures, increased public school funding and a path to citizenship for undocumented workers, among other measures — could succeed in the party’s 2024 presidential primary.
“I think if the emphasis is integrity and decency and trying to work to get problems solved, I think the person has a shot,” he said.
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“It’s a beautiful country we have. And yet, it’s not beautiful when we condemn [and] call people names and scare people about immigration,” he said. “It’s an easy issue to frighten some of the electorate. And I’m trying to have a different kind of voice.”
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This morning, former President George W. Bush described the modern-day GOP as “isolationist, protectionist, and to a certain extent, nativist” https://t.co/KZ1QFZZX4c
— POLITICO (@politico) April 20, 2021Bush remains hopeful that a more moderate Republican could succeed in the party’s 2024 presidential primary https://t.co/6BH5ssh6SI pic.twitter.com/uOeAQg7Ifd
— POLITICO (@politico) April 20, 2021
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