More than 50 Bush administration alumni – including Donald Rumsfeld – warm to Trump with series of new endorsements
This week a 'Bush Alumni Coalition' was announced, with 50 ex-employees of Bush 41 and Bush 43 publicly supporting Donald Trump
Donald Rumsfeld, Elaine Chao, John Ashcroft and Ari Fleischer are among the former cabinet secretaries and aides advancing the GOP ticket
They're countering a number of other ex-Bush staffers, including President George H.W. Bush himself, who have expressed support for Hillary Clinton
By Nikki Schwab, U.s. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 11:19 EST, 28 September 2016 | Updated: 11:56 EST, 28 September 2016
While George. H.W. Bush may be voting for Hillary Clinton this fall, more than 50 people who worked for his administration and his son's have formed a coalition in support of Republican nominee Donald Trump.
The boldest-faced names including W.'s Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, his Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, his Attorney General John Ashcroft and Press Secretary Ari Fleischer.
Bush 43's Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson explained the group's thinking in a statement that was pushed out by the Trump campaign earlier this week.
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