Political Commentator Pat Buchanan Says Rise of Donald Trump Is Rejection of ‘Bush Republicanism’

Political Commentator Pat Buchanan Says Rise of Donald Trump Is Rejection of ‘Bush Republicanism’
Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, left, shakes hands with his brother former President George W. Bush during a campaign stop Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in North Charleston, S.C. AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Political commentator Pat Buchanan says the rise of Donald Trump shows how people are rejecting “Bush Republicanism.”

“In the GOP nomination race, the chickens of a quarter century of Bush Republicanism have come home to roost,” Buchanan told the Breitbart website.

“Trump’s triumphs to date are due to his recognition of, and identification with, the Middle American revolt against Bush family ideology and policy, and what it has produced.”

Part of the so-called “Bush Republicanism” is a soft immigration policy that gives amnesty to millions, Buchanan said.

“America’s establishment has failed America,” Buchanan said. “The single clearest message in the presidential campaign of 2015-2016 is that the American people would like to cleanse our capital city of its ruling class.”

Buchanan is a former speechwriter and White House adviser to presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.

Pat Buchanan is shown at the 2007 N.H. Primary Awards Dinner in Manchester, N.H. in 2007. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)
Pat Buchanan is shown at the 2007 N.H. Primary Awards Dinner in Manchester, N.H. in 2007. AP Photo/Cheryl Senter
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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