George P. Bush, Texas’s General Land Commissioner and nephew and grandson to U.S. presidents, said on June 9 that he will be voting for President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election.
“Even in a global pandemic where we have had to take unprecedented measures to protect public health, the economy is already returning,” he told the news outlet. “It’s clear, America and Texas will continue to be stronger than ever.”
Bush, 44, a Republican, is the grandson of former President George H.W. Bush, who died last year, the nephew of former President George W. Bush, and the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who was a presidential candidate in 2016. He was first elected land commissioner in 2014.
“Thank you George, great honor!” the president said on Twitter Tuesday.
“He is retired from presidential politics and has not indicated how he will vote,” spokesman Freddy Ford said.
Powell, a retired general who served in George W. Bush’s administration, said that Trump “lies all the time,” has “drifted away” from the U.S. Constitution, and poses a danger to American democracy, as he joined a number of Republicans and former military leaders criticizing the president amid nationwide protests in response to the May 25 death of George Floyd.
George P. Bush last voiced his support for the president in 2018 when he was campaigning for reelection. Trump, meanwhile, described him in April 2019 as “the only Bush that likes me.”