A Kennedy says a Bush is voting for a Clinton on Facebook
A member of the Kennedy family unleashed political chaos on Monday night with a cheery Facebook post.
Kathleen Hartington Kennedy Townsend, former Maryland lieutenant governor and niece of former President John F. Kennedy, posted a photo of herself shaking hands with former President George H.W. Bush with the caption, "The President told me he’s voting for Hillary!"
Obviously, that would be huge news -- although not a total surprise considering what members of the Bush clan have said about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in the past.
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A spokesperson for Bush didn't confirm or deny the report to several news organizations, including Politico, who broke the story.
"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," Bush spokesperson Jim McGrath told the outlet.
"He is not commenting on the presidential race in the interim."
How tantalizingly vague and non-committal!
Of course, Republicans have reason to doubt news that's spread by a member of the Kennedy family that benefits a member of the Clinton family.
So far, Trump hasn't responded on Twitter to Kennedy's Facebook post about Bush voting for Clinton.
In other news, welcome to 2016, where the above sentence is something that is possible.
Keith Wagstaff is an assistant editor at Mashable and a terrible Settlers of Catan player. He has written for TIME, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, NBC News, The Village Voice, VICE, GQ and New York Magazine, among many other reputable and not-so-reputable publications. After nearly a decade in New York City, he now lives in his native Los Angeles.
