--- title: Jeb Bush's Son Urges Texas GOP to Support Donald Trump description: "From Team Bush, it's a bitter pill to swallow, but you know what? You get back up and you help the man that won," the young Bush said canonical: https://time.com/4442924/george-p-bush-urges-republicans-to-vote-trump/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-08T13:18:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T23:49:34.296Z article:section: Politics og:title: Jeb Bush's Son Urges Texas GOP to Support Donald Trump og:description: "From Team Bush, it's a bitter pill to swallow, but you know what? You get back up and you help the man that won," the young Bush said og:url: https://time.com/4442924/george-p-bush-urges-republicans-to-vote-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4853fd686c57b3cc/6988a17f428a9e1f65cd3d01/gettyimages-478201950.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush To Announce Presidential Campaign Plans og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jeb Bush's Son Urges Texas GOP to Support Donald Trump twitter:description: "From Team Bush, it's a bitter pill to swallow, but you know what? You get back up and you help the man that won," the young Bush said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4853fd686c57b3cc/6988a17f428a9e1f65cd3d01/gettyimages-478201950.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # George P. Bush Urges Republicans to Vote Trump by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Aug 8, 2016 1:18 PM UTC  George P. Bush introduces his father, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, as he announces his plan to seek the 2016 Republican presidential nomination at Miami Dade College Kendall Campus Theodore Gibson Health Center (Gymnasium) in Miami on June 15, 2015. George P. Bush introduces his father, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, as he announces his plan to seek the 2016 Republican presidential nomination at Miami Dade College Kendall Campus Theodore Gibson Health Center (Gymnasium) in Miami on June 15, 2015.Johnny Louis—FilmMagic by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Aug 8, 2016 1:18 PM UTC Texas land commissioner George P. Bush [urged Republicans to support party nominee Donald Trump](https://www.texastribune.org/2016/08/07/george-p-bush-trump-holdout-urges-support-him/) during an event this past weekend. Bush, the son of former Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush, subtly acknowledged the difficulty his political family has had accepting Trump as the nominee, but called on Republicans to unify to stop Hillary Clinton from clinching the presidency. “From Team Bush, it’s a bitter pill to swallow, but you know what? You get back up and you help the man that won, and you make sure that we stop Hillary Clinton,”Bush said, according to a [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObNx9r6%5FJDE&feature=youtu.be) and a report by the [Texas Tribune](https://www.texastribune.org/2016/08/07/george-p-bush-trump-holdout-urges-support-him/). The [_Tribune_](https://www.texastribune.org/2016/08/07/george-p-bush-trump-holdout-urges-support-him/) reports Bush, who serves as the Texas Republican Party’s victory chairman, was speaking at a State Republican Executive Committee training meeting. The young Bush’s statements depart from prominent members of his family and members of their respective administrations, who have either said they won’t endorse Trump, won’t vote for him, or will vote for his Democratic rival. Former presidents George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush have both decided [not to endorse Trump for president](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/05/05/george-w-bush-trump-former-presidents/83962432/). Jeb Bush has signaled he won’t [vote for Trump](http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/279052-jeb-bush-i-wont-vote-for-trump-or-clinton) or Clinton. A former aide to President George W. Bush said last week she [would vote for Clinton](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/08/08/george-w-bush-administration-official-announces-support-for-clinton-over-trump/.). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4442924/george-p-bush-urges-republicans-to-vote-trump/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4442924/george-p-bush-urges-republicans-to-vote-trump/"},"headline":"George P. 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