Yeah, there’s no chance he will be able to pull this off. A new report has revealed former President George W. Bush is looking to “take back” the Republican Party. The Bush family which were once considered the leader of the Republican Party have in the last decade become outsiders in the Conservative movement after President Trump completely revamped the GOP. WIBC reported more on the rumors that Bush is attempted to make a comeback: Reports from the Daily Mail suggest that new “rumors” are circulating about an alleged effort to bring an end to what some call the “Bush Exile.” This supposed initiative is described as an attempt by certain Republicans to regain control of the GOP from Donald Trump and his Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. According to the outlet, there are claims that a sort of behind-the-scenes Republican network—still tied into influential connections nationwide—has been quietly positioning itself to step in once Trump is no longer on the scene. While the former president is said to be unwilling to openly criticize Trump—something that has reportedly frustrated some of his past advisers—he is believed to be open to subtly influencing the party’s direction for the long term. A source identified as a “former Bush official” told the Daily Mail that Trump “knows that there’s no third term option,” and noted that Vice President JD Vance “has a head start” over other Republicans eyeing the 2028 presidential race. The same former official forecast that “there will be a big open field within the Republican Party” in 2028. The outlet also reported that former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele has urged the former president to reengage with GOP politics, saying he possesses “a voice that would resonate with a lot more Americans.” Breitbart News has previously highlighted several remarks George W. Bush made about Trump. In a 2021 conversation with CBS News anchor Norah O’Donnell, Bush expressed that he believed Trump “lacked the ‘humility’ necessary to be an effective leader.” Additionally, Breitbart News reporter John Binder noted that back in October 2019—during Trump’s first term—Bush argued that Trump’s “isolationist United States” was “destabilizing around the world,” warning that an isolationist turn by the U.S. was “dangerous for the sake of peace.” These comments followed Bush’s own tenure in office, during which he led the United States into the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, resulting in the deaths of more than 4,500 American service members in Iraq alone, including over 3,500 killed in combat. Bush has mostly has been keeping quiet from the public but did give a speech recently at former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral. Watch a clip of his speech here: Former President George W. Bush: “Twenty-five years ago, I had a big choice to make, a big job to fill. I wanted to know all my options, so I enlisted the help of a distinguished former White House chief of staff and secretary of defense to lead my search for a running mate. Dick… pic.twitter.com/WNI9FcjEcR — CSPAN (@cspan) November 20, 2025 KOMO News reported how Donald Trump Jr. responded to the report: First son Donald Trump Jr. said that the Bush family cannot have control of the Republican Party after his father is out of office. Trump Jr. quote tweeted a post that read, “Report: The Bush family is planning to reclaim control of the Republican Party when the Trump presidency comes to an end.” He responded and said, “We will never let this happen.” According to a report from Breitbart earlier this week, the Bush family is planning to retake control of the GOP after President Donald Trump leaves office. Here’s the post from Don Jr.: We will never let this happen. https://t.co/oO8RC3w4AW — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 21, 2025