Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced that he would challenge Ken Paxton for the Texas Attorney General post in 2022. The Texas Attorney General aspirant is serving as the land commissioner of Texas since 2015.

But the son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the nephew and grandson of two former presidents of the U.S., George P. Bush, took a different road, as he sided with the GOP and supported former President Donald Trump, according to an Associated Press report.

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George P. Bush to Run Against Texas General Attorney Ken Paxton

George P. Bush will compete with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton who spent his years in office while indicted for accusations of defrauding investors. 

Apart from Paxton's indictment for defrauding investors, the current attorney general is also the center of a different investigation regarding corruption.

"For many years now, Texans know that their top cop has been under securities fraud indictment, and very concerned about that," said George P. Bush as reported by Fox News. 

Bush also mentioned eight of Paxton's lieutenant, who accused the attorney general of bribery to corruption. Bush also expressed that he believed Texas Republicans should have a choice "when it comes to their top cop."

George P. Bush's announcement of running for 2022 as Texas Attorney General comes as his General Land Office announced that Houston would not get a cent of the initial $1 billion federal funding that was awarded to Texas after the State was hit by Hurricane Harvey.

In response to Bush's announcement of his candidacy for Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton's campaign spokesman Ian Prior highlighted the current attorney general's credentials.

"Texans know Attorney General Paxton's "rock-solid" conservative record," said Prior, adding some of Paxton's achievements such as defeating Joe Biden's "dangerous" executive order halting deportations of illegal aliens and his "willingness to stand up for secure elections."

"Ken Paxton has been and will continue to be the tip of the spear in protecting (former) President (Donald) Trump's America First principles," said Prior.

Associated Press reported that George P. Bush's bid to move up the political ladder of Texas will test the appetite of voters from GOP when it comes to "Bush" and the durability of the current attorney general who served at least two terms.

George P. Bush Receives Backlash From Former George W. Bush Strategist

A former political advisor to President George W. Bush labeled George P. Bush's siding with former President Donald Trump a "really sad tale," Business Insider reported. 

The outlet further noted that George P. Bush's support to Trump was surprising, considering that the former president called Jeb Bush "low energy" and an "embarrassment to his family."

George W. Bush's former political advisor is Matthew Dowd, the chief strategist of the 2004 Bush-Cheney presidential campaign. Dowd's comments came as he was interviewed by CNN on Wednesday, June 3.

Associated Press noted that during a visit to Texas in 2019, Donald Trump described George P. Bush as the only "Bush" that likes him.

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