(I Ringo Chiu / ZUMA Press / Splash NewsmageCatcher News Service/Corbis via Getty Images) George W. Bush Cares About Black People Now, Speaks Out About Bigotry Under Trump If you haven’t heard about Former President George W. Bush handed Trump his a** today without once mentioning his name during a speech about the state of American democracy delivered at the George W. Bush Institute’s “The Spirit of Liberty: At Home, in the World,” a national forum in NYC. Check out some highlights below: “Bigotry seems emboldened. Our politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories,” Pres. George W. Bush says https://t.co/NLabGgXQcG pic.twitter.com/JX9HVbBire — CBS News (@CBSNews) October 19, 2017 Parts of Europe, Bush said, have developed an “identity crisis” as a result of economic stagnation, youth unemployment and fears about immigration. “America is not immune from these trends,” warned Bush, who noted that public confidence in U.S. institutions has declined in recent decades and discontent has “deepened and sharpened” partisan conflicts. “Bigotry seems emboldened. Our politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories,” he said. “We’ve seen nationalism distorted into nativism.” Bush warned that the U.S. faces the return of isolationist ideology even though he said that American security is “directly threatened by the chaos and despair” of other nations around the world. “Bullying and prejudice in our public life sets a national tone,” said Bush, who added that it “provides permission for cruelty and bigotry.” Folks on the right are Big MAD I stood up for George W. Bush in the face of horrendous attacks and never questioned his motives even when he did things I didn't necessarily agree with. He paid me back today by calling me a racist. George, you are Fredo to me. I don't want to know you, or what you do.

(I Ringo Chiu / ZUMA Press / Splash NewsmageCatcher News Service/Corbis via Getty Images) George W. Bush Cares About Black People Now, Speaks Out About Bigotry Under Trump If you haven’t heard about Former President George W. Bush handed Trump his a** today without once mentioning his name during a speech about the state of American democracy delivered at the George W. Bush Institute’s “The Spirit of Liberty: At Home, in the World,” a national forum in NYC. Check out some highlights below: “Bigotry seems emboldened. Our politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories,” Pres. George W. Bush says https://t.co/NLabGgXQcG pic.twitter.com/JX9HVbBire — CBS News (@CBSNews) October 19, 2017 Parts of Europe, Bush said, have developed an “identity crisis” as a result of economic stagnation, youth unemployment and fears about immigration. “America is not immune from these trends,” warned Bush, who noted that public confidence in U.S. institutions has declined in recent decades and discontent has “deepened and sharpened” partisan conflicts. “Bigotry seems emboldened. Our politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories,” he said. “We’ve seen nationalism distorted into nativism.” Bush warned that the U.S. faces the return of isolationist ideology even though he said that American security is “directly threatened by the chaos and despair” of other nations around the world. “Bullying and prejudice in our public life sets a national tone,” said Bush, who added that it “provides permission for cruelty and bigotry.” Folks on the right are Big MAD I stood up for George W. Bush in the face of horrendous attacks and never questioned his motives even when he did things I didn't necessarily agree with. He paid me back today by calling me a racist. George, you are Fredo to me. I don't want to know you, or what you do.