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Who was worse, George W. Bush or Donald Trump? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Just watched the Boy Boy video on George Bush’s Masterclass, and they made me think about which U.S. President was actually worse.

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[–] cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml 42 points 1 year ago

Bush sued to stop a recount in Florida that would have likely led to Gore winning the 2000 presidential election. A conservative Supreme Court majority sided with Bush and stopped the recount. It makes Trump’s whole “STOP THE COUNT!” look amateurish in comparison. Bush actually was able to stop the count and got away with it.

Gore didn’t want Americans to start questioning the legitimacy of our democracy so he conceded. The rally around the flag effect after 9/11 helped quash any further criticisms of how Bush came to office.