George W. Bush cast a protest vote of sorts in the
US election, with an aide saying Tuesday the
former president chose “none of the above”
rather than fellow Republican Donald Trump or
Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Bush had previously signaled that he intended to sit out the race, after his younger brother Jeb
Bush, the former governor of Florida, was
defeated in the 2016 Republican Party primary.

“President and Mrs. Bush voted ‘None of the
Above’ for president, and for Republican
candidates on the rest of the ballot,” Bush
personal aide Freddy Ford told AFP.

The Bush family has not weighed in significantly in
the presidential election, but former president
George H.W. Bush reportedly told friends privately
that he would vote for Democrat Clinton.

Trump’s harsh rhetoric and maverick campaign
have driven several high-profile Republicans to
denounce the provocative billionaire and say they
would not support the nominee in the election.

They include the 2012 Republican nominee Mitt
Romney, former secretary of state Colin Powell,
and former governors Jon Huntsman of Utah and
Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey.

Source: punch newspaper