{"id":12157,"date":"2025-10-02T11:37:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T11:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=12157"},"modified":"2025-10-02T11:37:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T11:37:48","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-george-bush-just-went-public-and-what-he-said-about-trump-is-leaving-jaws-on-the-floor-see-details-in-the-comments%e2%ac%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=12157","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 George Bush just went public \u2013 and what he said about Trump is leaving jaws on the floor! See details in the comments!\u2b07"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama have once again united to express their disapproval of President Donald Trump, specifically regarding the reductions to international programs that they assert are crucial to U.S. interests.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent video, Bush is seen alongside Obama and U2\u2019s lead singer Bono, a vocal critic of Trump, commending the departing personnel of USAID, the international diplomacy agency that Trump significantly curtailed earlier this year. Bush has consistently advocated for funding initiatives aimed at combating AIDS and HIV in various regions of Africa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-anno-skip google-anno-sc\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" aria-label=\"International Development Resources\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12158\" src=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3c88f730-b908-4aa9-bf7e-48ba99bbb368-2-300x258.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3c88f730-b908-4aa9-bf7e-48ba99bbb368-2-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3c88f730-b908-4aa9-bf7e-48ba99bbb368-2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-anno-skip google-anno-sc\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" aria-label=\"International Development Resources\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">International Development Resources<\/div>\n<p>Bush, who has largely refrained from criticizing Trump since he assumed office in 2016, utilized his video comments to lament the departure of staff members whom he credited with fostering global stability through their efforts against the spread of AIDS and HIV\u2014a program recognized for saving 25 million lives over the last two decades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have demonstrated the great strength of America through your efforts \u2014 and that is your compassionate spirit,\u2019\u2019 Bush remarked to USAID staff, as reported by the Associated Press. \u201cIs it in our national interests that 25 million individuals who would have perished are now alive? I believe it is, and so do you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDismantling USAID is a disgrace, and it\u2019s a calamity,\u201d Obama stated in a video presented to departing USAID employees on Monday. \u201cBecause it represents some of the most critical work being conducted anywhere globally.\u201d Referring to Trump\u2019s decision as \u201ca monumental error,\u201d he further noted that \u201ceventually, leaders from both parties will come to understand how essential you are.\u201dIn collaboration with Elon Musk and the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, Trump effectively disassembled the extensive global agency, retaining only a minimal skeleton crew as operations were gradually terminated following the discovery of significant waste, fraud, and abuses.Musk previously referred to USAID as \u201ca viper\u2019s nest of radical-left Marxists who despise America.\u201d It became an initial target of the Trump administration\u2019s initiative to reduce what the president described as a federal government riddled with waste, fraud, and misuse of taxpayer funds. The New York Post reported that the State Department officially integrated USAID earlier this week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former presidents George W. 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