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Republican from Texas

George W. Bush is the 43rd president of the United States. He was sworn into office on Jan. 20, 2001, re-elected on Nov. 2, 2004, and sworn in for a second term on Jan. 20, 2005. Prior to his presidency, President Bush served six years as the 46th governor of the state of Texas.

Recent statements involving George W. Bush

Gilberto Hinojosa

Gilberto Hinojosa

Mostly True

Cue the great recession

"The economy added more jobs during four years under Obama than it did in the entire eight years under George W. Bush."  

Paul Sadler

Paul Sadler

Mostly True

Almost, adjusted for inflation

Says federal debt "doubled during the Bush administration."

Tim Kaine

Tim Kaine

Mostly True

Lots of new people, fewer new jobs

Under former President George W. Bush’s administration "while the population in that period grew by 10 percent, the number of jobs in the nation grew by 1 percent."

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Half-True

Biden didn't want to turn one country into three

"Sen. Joe Biden, the ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, recommended partitioning Iraq into three separate entities."

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

True

A lasting surge

Says that in his first 17 months as president, the United States doubled its world-leading $500 million a year commitment to fighting global AIDS.

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Recent stories featuring George W. Bush

Paul Sadler's claim about debt under Bush led to readers' No. 4 favorite:

In a July 2012 debate, Democratic U.S. Senate aspirant Paul Sadler bemoaned the federal debt, going so far as to invoke the latest Texan to serve as president. Our check of his claim placed No. 4 among reader favorites for the year.

Truth-O-Meter checks claims about Sandy's wrath on Atlantic City, role of Latino vote in presidential election:

Democratic Sens. Frank Lautenberg, Bob Menendez go up against Truth-O-Meter

Chris Christie, Bob Menendez claims go to Truth-O-Meter:

Governor claim rates a Pants on Fire, senator's statement handed a Half True.

Did President Obama save the auto industry?:

Experts say it wasn't just Obama -- he got critical help from President Bush.

Tracking federal debt change, Truman into Obama:

Our check of a claim about increases in the federal debt under George W. Bush led us to a breakdown covering every president from Harry S Truman into Barack Obama's tenure.

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