Bush: Trump Has Right to Take Legal Action

Former First Lady Laura Bush and former President George W. Bush greet President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump outside of Blair House in Washington, on Dec. 4, 2018. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Former Republican President George W. Bush said in a statement Sunday that President Trump has the “right to request recounts and pursue legal challenges” regarding the election.

He congratulated the president and his supporters on a hard-fought campaign. Saying “he earned the votes of more than 70 million Americans”–calling it “an extraordinary political achievement.”