Report: George W. Bush Quips That Trump Makes Him ‘Look Pretty Good’

in game five of the 2017 World Series at Minute Maid Park on October 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
HOUSTON, TX - OCTOBER 29: George W. Bush throws out the ceremonial first pitch before game five of the 2017 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Minute Maid Park on October 29, 2017... HOUSTON, TX - OCTOBER 29: George W. Bush throws out the ceremonial first pitch before game five of the 2017 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Minute Maid Park on October 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Former President George W. Bush has reportedly found the silver lining in Donald Trump’s presidency.

Bush has been overheard remarking that Trump’s run in the White House is going poorly and makes him look good as a result, the National Journal’s contributing editor Tom DeFrank reported on Monday.

“Sorta makes me look pretty good, doesn’t it?” Bush often says of Trump’s presidency, according to the National Journal.

Bush’s favorability rating was low when he left the White House in 2009, but has increased since then to 61 percent, higher than Trump’s 40 percent rating.

 

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  1. Nah “W”. You’re still a dope.

  2. Ha ha ha he hasn’t gotten hundreds of thousands of people killed yet ha ha ha day is young though ha ha

  3. Yeah, in the same way that an amputation makes a compound fracture look “pretty good”.

  4. I’m glad your sly chuckling doesn’t inhibit you from speaking out publicly in a time of national crisis, you useless person.

    You’re right, but you’re useless.

  5. This would be a great time to re-release the “looking under the desk for WMD’s” video. Such a crack-up, this guy.

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