George P. Bush has stayed out of the feud between his family and Donald Trump. Now, he’s hoping that will pay off in the form of a coveted Trump endorsement as he looks to unseat fellow Trump sycophant Ken Paxton as Texas Attorney General.
Bush has been cozying up to Trump —who trashed his dad as “low energy Jeb” in 2016 and the man hell bent on destroying his family’s legacy within the Republican Party– and Trump loves it so much to point where he gave Bush his own humiliating pet name. He referred to the only member of the Bush political dynasty to publicly support him as “My Bush,” an adviser told Politico.
He has also publicly said George P. is “the only Bush to get it right.”
While Jeb Bush and former President George W. Bush, as well as their parents, former President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush, have been critical of Trump, George P. Bush has publicly shown his support.
Just this week he tweeted a photo of himself talking to Donald Trump on the phone about “the future of Texas.”
Asked about the photo Jeb Bush told Politico: “I love my son.”
“George P. has played this exactly right, and he’s definitely more conservative than his dad, and Trump knows that,” one Trump confidante said “But I can tell you the president enjoys the prospect of knowing how much it kills Jeb that his son has to bend the knee and kiss the ring. Who’s your daddy? Trump loves that.”
