--- title: Donald Trump: Jeb Bush,George H.W. Bush Congratulate Win description: The former president and Trump's former opponent weighed in on Twitter canonical: https://time.com/4564428/donald-trump-george-hw-jeb-bush/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-09T16:10:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T01:43:22.826Z article:section: Politics og:title: Jeb and George H.W. 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Bush Congratulate Donald Trump, Offer Prayers by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Nov 9, 2016 4:10 PM UTC  Former US President George H. W. Bush applauds during an event in the East Room of the White House July 15, 2013 in Washington, DC. Former US President George H. W. Bush applauds during an event in the East Room of the White House July 15, 2013 in Washington, DC.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI—AFP/Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Nov 9, 2016 4:10 PM UTC Former Republican president George H.W. Bush and his son Jeb—once the frontrunner for the 2016 Republican nomination—congratulated president elect Donald Trump on Wednesday morning, offering support and prayers. “Barbara and I congratulate [@realDonaldTrump](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump), wish him well as he guides America forward as our next President,” wrote H.W. on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/GeorgeHWBush/status/796375950422376450). “His family is in our prayers.” “Congratulations on your victory [@realDonaldTrump](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump),” [wrote](https://twitter.com/JebBush/status/796340702464581632) Jeb. “As our President, Columba and I will pray for you in the days and months to come.” > [](https://twitter.com/GeorgeHWBush/status/796375950422376450) > [](https://twitter.com/JebBush/status/796340702464581632) Earlier in the election season, [Jeb](https://www.facebook.com/jebbush/posts/876702172458827) said he would not vote for either Trump or Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. [Rumors](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/exclusive-george-hw-bush-to-vote-for-hillary-228395) suggested H.W. was considering voting for Clinton, while George W. Bush and his wife Laura [reportedly](http://fortune.com/2016/11/08/election-george-w-bush-vote-donald-trump-hillary-clinton/) did not vote for any presidential candidate, a major departure from presidential tradition. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4564428/donald-trump-george-hw-jeb-bush/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4564428/donald-trump-george-hw-jeb-bush/"},"headline":"Jeb and George H.W. 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