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In rare public remarks post presidency, George Bush condemns the closure of USAID

Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:13 pm
Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!
Mission Viejo, CA
Member since Mar 2012
73190 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:13 pm
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Former President George W. Bush joined up with former President Barack Obama and U2 singer Bono to comfort United States Agency for International Development employees Monday, while also taking shots at President Donald Trump and his administration for shuttering the agency plagued by accusations of fraud and abuse.

“Gutting USAID is a travesty, and it’s a tragedy,” Obama said in a video that was shown to departing USAID employees Monday, according to the Associated Press. “Because it’s some of the most important work happening anywhere in the world.”

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Bush, who overwhelmingly has shied away from publicly criticizing Trump, lamented in his recorded message to the staffers that the end of USAID marks an end to his administration’s work rolling out an AIDS and HIV program that is credited with saving 25 million people nationwide.


Bush, Obama, and Bono could be using this time to organize private donation drives to “make up” for any USAID cuts. Instead, they bitch.
Posted by Tower_Tiger12
Member since Jan 2021
1151 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:14 pm to
Perfect.. this makes me love it even more
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
14560 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:15 pm to
quote:

Bush, who overwhelmingly has shied away from publicly criticizing Trump, lamented in his recorded message to the staffers that the end of USAID marks an end to his administration’s work rolling out an AIDS and HIV program that is credited with saving 25 million people nationwide.


I thought Bush's AIDS/HIV stuff was Africa related? Am I misremembering this?

edit to add google's answer
quote:

Yes, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), launched by President George W. Bush in 2003, is a US government initiative that has significantly impacted the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa. PEPFAR provides funding for antiretroviral treatment, prevention programs, and healthcare infrastructure development in numerous countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
This post was edited on 7/3/25 at 12:18 pm
Posted by Padme
Member since Dec 2020
9310 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:15 pm to
Just another confirmation, as if we needed it, of the Bush dynasty’s true colors.

Still disappointing
Posted by JackieTreehorn
Member since Sep 2013
35035 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:16 pm to
Anything to anger those two arse clowns is fine with me.
Posted by NorthGwinnettTiger
Member since Jun 2006
52987 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:16 pm to
25 million folks were gonna die in the early 2000s of AIDs?!?
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
68474 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:17 pm to
frick Bush........all of them
Posted by Chrome
Chromeville
Member since Nov 2007
12693 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:17 pm to
Oh no, not Bono.
Posted by Wolfmanjack
Member since Jun 2017
1205 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:18 pm to
Exactly, bush and obama can donate all their own money for whatever charitable cause they want. It’s unconscionable to force the American public to fund said charities!
Posted by seedmonster77
Member since Feb 2025
203 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:18 pm to
Got to wonder what this was really funding if these heavyweights are out there crying about it.
Posted by Wolfmanjack
Member since Jun 2017
1205 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:18 pm to
Exactly, bush and obama can donate all their own money for whatever charitable cause they want. It’s unconscionable to force the American public to fund said charities!
Posted by TrueTiger
Chicken's most valuable
Member since Sep 2004
80126 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:19 pm to

So the message is, we need to pay up or people will die.

That sounds like blackmail to me.
Posted by blueboy
Member since Apr 2006
63189 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:19 pm to
Isn't he, like, your god or something?
Posted by 14&Counting
Dallas, TX
Member since Jul 2012
41469 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:20 pm to
When Bono, Bush, and Barry are crying about it I know it was the right decision.
Posted by lake chuck fan
Vinton
Member since Aug 2011
21410 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:20 pm to
frick that treasonous pos.
Posted by KwoodTiger
Member since Aug 2011
1067 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:21 pm to
Of course he does
Posted by NashvilleTider
Your Mom
Member since Jan 2007
15242 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:22 pm to
War criminals say what?
Posted by back9Tiger
Island Coconut Salesman
Member since Nov 2005
17632 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:28 pm to
When Bush partners up with the likes of Obama, I see why I hated W so much.
Posted by Godfather1
What WAS St George, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
87573 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:28 pm to
This tells me right here that shuttering it is a good thing. These curs are welping that the slush fund is going away.
Posted by 1999
Where I be
Member since Oct 2009
33135 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:29 pm to
Bro killed a lot of folks in the Middle East.
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