On Wednesday, March 12, Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney of Wyoming was removed from her leadership position in the House of Representatives because she refused to go along with Donald Trump's false claims he won the 2020 election.
Trump lost both the popular vote and electoral college by decisive margins.
Meanwhile, many other Republicans have doubled down on the ousted President's conspiracy theories since he still enjoys a wide following among the Republican base.
For instance, George P. Bush, the grandson of former President George H.W. Bush and son of former Presidential Candidate Jeb Bush, took to Twitter to say he supported Cheney's removal.
Unfortunately, in his tweet, the young Bush committed a spelling error that caught Twitter's attention.
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In his tweet, Bush used the wrong form of the word "raining," resulting in an embarrassing mistake.
Apparently this young Bush does not know the difference between 'reigning' and 'raining'. https://t.co/eoEUWn6408— Social utilitarian--when is government "too big" ? (@Social utilitarian--when is government "too big" ?) 1620874204.0
@georgepbush reigning? Yeah - you're a Bush alright.— Don (@Don) 1620875294.0
@HeathMayo Barbara Bush would be mortified, not only by the thought but by the English. "Reigning" fire?— Ed Nickinson (@Ed Nickinson) 1620873577.0
Many online mockingly wondered what George P. Bush could possibly mean.
@georgepbush What does “reigning fire” mean?— Hussein Ibish (@Hussein Ibish) 1620873571.0
If Liz Cheney were actually “reigning fire” on Trump, that would make her an elemental spirit from a fantasy novel.… https://t.co/Tm24u64Nkd— Eric Kleefeld (@Eric Kleefeld) 1620870486.0
@georgepbush https://t.co/KeG79jSf9a— Billy Corben (@Billy Corben) 1620876240.0
There were others online who felt the actual content of Bush's tweet was more embarrassing than his accidental mistake.
@Atticus59914029 @HockeyFanGirl12 @georgepbush How disappointing to see something like this from a person in the Bush family.— John Thornton (@John Thornton) 1620872355.0
@mbaram @georgepbush If he can't see the con now, I doubt that a warning years ago would have helped— 🏒David⚽️ (@🏒David⚽️) 1620876507.0
The embrace of Trump by a member of the Bush family—who have long been a staple of the Republican party and Trump critics—is the latest sign of the party's continued fealty to Donald Trump.
Anyone else remember when in 2015 Trump RTed a tweet that said about @georgepbush’s parents “#JebBush has to like t… https://t.co/7M6Q2D7OLV— Jake Tapper (@Jake Tapper) 1620931886.0
@georgepbush Yes, yes, personal vendettas are bad and that's why ... you support Donald Trump? Wait, that can't be right.— Kevin M. Kruse (@Kevin M. Kruse) 1620910441.0
@georgepbush We also need leaders who know the difference between "reign" and "rain"— Tom Nichols (@Tom Nichols) 1620877707.0
It’s even more pitiful that @georgepbush thinks by fixing his misuse of the word “reign” he improved his statement.— Amanda Carpenter (@Amanda Carpenter) 1620910108.0
Bush would later return to Twitter to correct his mistake...but the damage had already been done.
And the new version changed reigning to training.
Republicans deserve leadership that represents the views of their constituents, not their own personal vendettas. W… https://t.co/9tdnOnKAaR— George P. Bush (@George P. Bush) 1620908378.0
It seems some Republicans—like George P. Bush—will compromise any of their beliefs and integrity for continued popularity among a base focused on White nationalism, White supremacy and QAnon conspiracy theories—the core of Trump's support.
@georgepbush Leaders lead. They don’t parrot lies. Kissing the ring won’t save your dying career, George. And even… https://t.co/CC8fa10Wtz— Joseph Winberry (@Joseph Winberry) 1620908752.0
George P. Bush seems to think "conservative idealogy" is about denying the truth if you don't like it and making up facts when the real ones are inconvenient.
Perhaps he needs to learn a lesson or two from Liz Cheney.