11/30/2018

BUSH FAMILY/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The contrast couldn’t be more striking. President George H.W. Bush was a war hero, an internationalist who played a consequential role in maintaining the post-war world order. In domestic politics, he is remembered as a pillar of the Republican establishment, a pragmatist who pined for a ‘kinder, gentler nation.’ President Donald J. Trump represents a starkly different strain of Republicanism, and a rejection of nearly all of Bush’s values. And as Trump played global statesman at the G-20 summit here against the backdrop of a former president’s passing, many world leaders clearly missed the predictability of the Bush years and the America he represented…Bush’s death also reverberated at home, immediately harkening back to the awkwardness and tension that accompanied the death of Arizona Sen. John McCain, another Republican whose values and worldview put him at odds with Trump, leading to repeated clashes.”

Andrew Restuccia, “Pragmatist vs. pugilist: Bush death highlights Trump’s isolation on world stage,” Politico, November 30, 2018 2:23 pm