George Bush Sr will vote for Hillary Clinton, insiders claim, making it four out of five living ex-presidents to turn their back on Donald Trump
The 92-year-old now leaves his son as the only living ex-president to distance themselves from the controversial candidate
GEORGE Bush Snr will vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton this election - leaving his son as the only living ex-president to not yet turn his back on Donald Trump.
Former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend posted a picture of herself with Bush on Facebook today, adding: "The President told me he's voting for Hillary!"
Townsend later confirmed the conversation she had while meeting Bush in Maine to Politico, which shared a screengrab of the Facebook post.
The 92-year-old Republican, who was in office from 1989 to 1993, joins his Democrats Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama in supporting Clinton.
However, in doing so he has turned his back on his Republican party base - and leaves his son George W. Bush as the only remaining ex-president undeclared.
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Bush's spokesman, Jim McGrath, says in a statement that the former president's vote is private and Bush isn't commenting on the race.
McGrath later said on Twitter that he's "still checking" if anyone was there to verify Townsend's conversation.
Relations between Trump and the Bush family have been strained following Jeb's run for the Republican nomination.
During the pair's campaigning, Trump famously labelled him "low energy" - a critique that struck a chord with voters.
Jeb, meanwhile, labelled the campaign cycle "a little crazier" because Trump was "filling the space with vitriol and hatred and division".
He added: "I think he is a master at manipulation. And I find it amusing on one level that he constantly attacks me. I'm his primary target."
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