George H.W. Bush to vote for Democrat Clinton- a Kennedy says so
Former U.S. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush attend the game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants at AT&T Stadium on September 11, 2016 in Arlington, Texas. Agencies photo
What you need to know:
- The niece of president John F. Kennedy said Bush plans to vote for Clinton.
- The news site Politico posted a screenshot of the picture with the comment.
- On Facebook Townsend is identified as Kathleen Hartington, her middle name.
Former president George H.W. Bush plans to vote for Hillary Clinton in November, the niece of president John F. Kennedy wrote in a Facebook posting.
"The President told me he's voting for Hillary!!" read the caption of a picture Kathleen Kennedy Townsend posted on Facebook, as she shook the 92 year-old ex-president's hand.
The news site Politico posted a screenshot of the picture with the comment.
Townsend, 63, is a Democratic former lieutenant governor of Maryland and the daughter of former attorney general Robert Kennedy, assassinated in 1968. Her uncle was president Kennedy (1961-1963).
On Facebook Townsend is identified as Kathleen Hartington, her middle name.
The Bush clan has not offered their support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
A spokesman for Bush, president 1989-1993, was neutral on the subject when asked.
"The vote President Bush will cast as a private citizen in some 50 days will be just that: a private vote cast in some 50 days," spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement Tuesday.
"He is not commenting on the presidential race in the interim."
Neither Bush nor his sons -- including ex-president George W. Bush (2001-2009) and Jeb Bush, a former Florida governor and ex-2016 presidential hopeful -- went to Trump's nomination at the Republican National Convention in August.
