Report: Bush Family Is Scheming to Snatch Control of the GOP From Trump

This piece by Matt Vespa over at our sister site, Townhall, caught my eye. Apparently, the Bush family is looking to revive its political dynasty and are eyeing the post-Donald Trump Republican Party as the vehicle for their comeback; they're allegedly also looking to the 2028 GOP presidential primary (if JD Vance doesn't have the whole thing locked up by then, of course) as the perfect time to make that comeback.

All the Bushes need, reportedly, is for Trump to make his grand final exit.

There are allegedly “rumors” stirring that there is a “plot to end the so-called ‘Bush Exile'” as part of an effort to take control of the GOP from Trump and his Make America Great Again (MAGA) policies, according to the Daily Mail:
Now, rumors are stirring of a plot to end the so-called ‘Bush Exile’ and take back the GOP from the so-called scourge of Trumpism.
Behind the scenes, and still with deep connections around the country, a shadow Republican Party is lying in wait to take over when Trump is gone.
And, while the former president is determined not to publicly criticize Trump – much to the frustration of some of his former aides – he may not be averse to quietly helping to shape the Republican Party’s long-term future.

A "former Bush official" apparently let slip the plans, acknowledging that there will be no third term for Trump and that Vice President JD Vance "has a head start" on 2028. That, the "official" concluded, leaves "a big open field with the Republican Party," which presumably means room for a candidate from the Bush family. No specific names were mentioned.

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Former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele, he of the frequent Trump/GOP-bashing appearances on MSNBC/MS NOW, reportedly has pleaded with former President George W. Bush to start getting back involved with the GOP, say the former president is “a voice that would resonate with a lot more Americans." Ugh, worst endorsement ever.

"A shadow Republican Party is lying in wait to take over when Trump is gone." pic.twitter.com/0NsC31sVrp
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) November 20, 2025

This is all fine and dandy except for one really big thing: this is no longer the Republican Party of the Bushes. In the time since George W. Bush left office, the GOP has become a whole lot less country club and a whole lot more Carhartt. To put it another way – the party is now a lot more 45-47 than it is 43.

And then there's how Vespa put it:

Okay, enough. This isn’t going to happen, and frankly, the Bush family has already left the stage, and they should remain off it. Their time is over. It’s done. Second, the base isn’t receptive to their brand of Republican politics anymore. The base is more blue-collar: folks who aren’t supportive of the free-trade bonanza Bush II ran. If the GOP base wasn’t high on Jeb in 2016, what makes you think the 2028 Republican base would go ga-ga over another Bushie running? This isn’t a phase or a fad, guys. The GOP has been transformed under Trump, and it’s not going back.

Indeed, it's hard to see what the Bush appeal would be to working-class folks who have found a home in the GOP under Donald Trump's leadership and his ability to connect with everyday Americans. And then there's W's close friendship with "Moaning" Michelle Obama, who didn't have the decency to show up for Trump's second swearing-in back in January. It's not a great look.

While it's hard to envision a scenario in which the modern-day Bush family wrests control of the Republican Party away from Trump and MAGA, this report is a good reminder that there remains a contingent of bitter Never Trumper-types still out there hoping to return the GOP to its uniparty heyday.

Editor's Note: The Democrat Party has never been less popular as voters reject its globalist agenda.

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