(CNN) Former President George W. Bush congratulated President-elect Joe Biden in a phone call Sunday and said that, while President Donald Trump has the right to pursue legal challenges and recounts, the 2020 race was "fundamentally fair" and "its outcome is clear."
The gesture by Bush, the only living former Republican president, was a break from his party's outgoing president, Trump, who has so far refused to concede the race.
In the statement, Bush said he had called Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Sunday.
"Though we have political differences, I know Joe Biden to be a good man, who has won his opportunity to lead and unify our country," Bush said. "The President-elect reiterated that while he ran as a Democrat, he will govern for all Americans. I offered him the same thing I offered Presidents Trump and Obama: my prayers for his success, and my pledge to help in any way I can."
Bush also offered congratulations in the statement to Trump "on a hard-fought campaign," nodding to his "extraordinary political achievement" of winning the votes of more than 70 million Americans, the second-most in history behind Biden. "They have spoken, and their voices will continue to be heard through elected Republicans at every level of government," Bush said.
Opie67 on November 8th, 2020 at 18:21 UTC »
"...Now watch this drive"
busshelterrevolution on November 8th, 2020 at 17:51 UTC »
My family members say they wanted Trump to win, they say because 'they heard bad things about Biden'. How do I debate against this type of blind judgment? Trump put all his cards out on the table and we all know he is a mysognistic, racist, liar, who has a history with Epstein, and YET they rather speculate that something seems "off" about Biden. How can people who actually THINK argue against this type of ignorance?
PlayingtheDrums on November 8th, 2020 at 17:45 UTC »
Much stronger statement than the others, strongly implying that the lawsuits are frivolous.