Marvin Bush, the brother of former President George W. Bush, said on Wednesday that he is supporting Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson Gary Earl JohnsonWhat the numbers say about Trump's chances at reelection Presidential race tightens in Minnesota as Trump plows resources into state The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden condemns violence, blames Trump for fomenting it l Bitter Mass. primaries reach the end l Super PAC spending set to explode MORE for president.



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“I’m voting libertarian, 100 percent, these two guys — and nobody knows about them, people think it is sort of a wasted vote — but, both Gary Johnson and Bill Weld were each successful, two-term governors who balanced their budgets,” Marvin Bush said on a Washington, D.C., radio show, as first reported by BuzzFeed News “So they’re fiscally conservative and their essential message is get bureaucracy off our backs. It used to be a part of what the Republicans believed.”Bush said he doesn't "necessarily buy" the argument that a vote for Johnson would help GOP nominee, adding he wants to "have a conscience."“I want honest leadership," he said. "I want proven effective people running this country and so, I want to be able to go to bed at night and so I don’t really care about that.”Bush also criticized both major party nominees.Johnson suggested earlier this month that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who has said he won't supportor Trump, is considering backing the Libertarian ticket.