Jim Clyburn: Bush called me Biden’s ‘savior’

Published January 21, 2021 6:27pm ET



Born the son of a minister, Rep. Jim Clyburn is now being called a “savior” by political opponents for his role in the 2020 presidential election, according to the congressman himself.

Clyburn, the South Carolina Democrat whose endorsement helped propel President Biden to victory during the 2020 presidential primary, said that former President George W. Bush gave him the honorific during Biden’s inauguration festivities on Wednesday afternoon.

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