The article states that former President George W. Bush is seeking to “take back” the Republican Party, according to reports. The Bush family, once considered leaders of the party, have become outsiders in the conservative movement after President Trump completely revamped the GOP. Reports suggest that a sort of behind-the-scenes Republican network has been quietly positioning itself to step in once Trump is no longer on the scene. While the former president is said to be unwilling to openly criticize Trump, he is believed to be open to subtly influencing the party’s direction for the long term. A source identified as a “former Bush official” told the Daily Mail that Trump “knows that there’s no third term option,” and noted that Vice President JD Vance “has a head start” over other Republicans eyeing the 2028 presidential race. The same former official forecasted “there will be a big open field within the Republican Party” in 2028. The outlet also reported that former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele has urged the former president to reengage with GOP politics, saying he possesses “a voice that would resonate with a lot more Americans.” Breitbart News has previously highlighted several remarks George W. Bush made about Trump. In a 2021 conversation with CBS News anchor Norah O’Donnell, Bush expressed that he believed Trump “lacked the ‘humility’ necessary to be an effective leader.” Additionally, Breitbart News reporter John Binder noted that back in October 2019—during Trump’s first term—Bush argued that Trump’s “isolationist United States” was “destabilizing around the world,” warning that an isolationist turn by the U.S. was “dangerous for the sake of peace.” These comments followed Bush’s own tenure in office, during which he led the United States into the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, resulting in the deaths of more than 4,500 American service members in Iraq alone, including over 3,500 killed in combat. Bush has mostly has been keeping quiet from the public but did give a speech recently at former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral. Trump Jr. said that the Bush family cannot have control of the Republican Party after his father is out of office. Trump Jr. quote tweeted a post that read, “Report: The Bush family is planning to reclaim control of the Republican Party when the Trump presidency comes to an end.” He responded and said, “We will never let this happen.” According to a report from Breitbart earlier this week, the Bush family is planning to retake control of the GOP after President Donald Trump leaves office.
