Clyburn: Bush told me I'm 'savior' for Biden endorsement

Source: The Hill | January 20, 2021 | Jordan Williams

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said former President George W. Bush told him he’s “the savior” for endorsing President Biden during the Democratic presidential primaries.

“George Bush said to me today, he said, ‘You know, you’re the savior because if you had not nominated Joe Biden, we would not be having this transfer of power today,’” Clyburn said on a press call with reporters when asked what he was thinking when Biden was taking his oath of office on Wednesday morning.

“He said to me that Joe Biden was the only one who could have defeated the incumbent president,” Clyburn said of Bush.

“And so that’s what I was thinking about sitting there today, that Emily lives on,” Clyburn said, referring to his late wife, Emily Clyburn, who died in September 2019.

James Clyburn, the No. 3 House Democrat, endorsed Biden in February ahead of the South Carolina primary.

His endorsement has been credited with helping Biden win that primary, as Black voters surged behind his candidacy.

Biden went on days later to score a series of victories on Super Tuesday.

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