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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWas George W. Bush President On 9/11? An Investigation Into The Controversy Tearing The GOP Apart
On Friday, Donald Trump generated substantial controversy when he asserted that George W. Bush was president at the time of the 9/11 attacks.
When you talk about George Bush, I mean, say what you want, the World Trade Center came down during his time, Trump said. He was president, O.K.?
Jeb Bush immediately pushed back, calling Trumps comments pathetic and insisting my brother kept us safe.
The media jumped on to the burgeoning controversy. According to The New York Times the idea that Bush was president on 9/11 and failed to stop the attack is a break from the GOP.
Was George W. Bush president on September 11, 2001? Its time to settle this once and for all.
Its true that, in the presidential election held on November 7, 2000, George W. Bush received fewer votes than Al Gore.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/10/17/3713554/guide-to-whether-george-w-bush-was-president-on-911/
Puzzledtraveller
(5,937 posts)No, GW was president on 9/11.
Bluzmann57
(12,336 posts)GWB was a puppet. A lousy puppet, but a puppet nonetheless.