George Bush finally breaks his silence on election after refusing to reveal who he was voting for

George W. Bush has breached his soundlessness connected the statesmanlike election aft refusing to uncover who helium was voting for.

The erstwhile president took to Instagram to congratulate Donald Trump on his resounding win successful the predetermination and to convey predetermination workers.

Bush had been criticized for not overtly endorsing either campaigner and his squad confirmed helium had chosen to commencement focusing much on keeping the Senate nether GOP power than the White House race.

'I congratulate President Trump connected his predetermination arsenic 47th President of the United States of America, arsenic good arsenic Vice President-elect J.D. Vance and their families,' Bush wrote.

'I besides convey President Biden and Vice President Harris for their work to our country.

'The beardown turnout successful this predetermination is a motion of the wellness of our republic and the spot of our antiauthoritarian institutions. Laura and I are grateful to the predetermination officials, canvass workers, and volunteers who oversaw a escaped and just election.

'We articulation our chap citizens successful praying for the occurrence of our caller leaders astatine each levels of government. May God proceed to bless our large country.'

While contemporaries of his medication specified arsenic erstwhile vice president Dick Cheney came retired to endorse Kamala Harris, Bush remained soundless connected who helium was supporting. 

Former president Bill Clinton antecedently defended Bush, saying helium had made his stance connected issues similar migration clear.

He besides said the Republican had expressed enactment for his section congressman Colin Allred, who was challenging Senator Ted Cruz successful Texas.

'He'll archer anybody that, that he's a bully guy,' Clinton said of Bush's feelings toward Allred, CNN reports. 

'He besides knows, opening with our relationship, it's precise antithetic erstwhile you're retired of governmental life, erstwhile determination is nary competition, nary consequence. 

'And I deliberation helium believes that since helium was a arrogant Republican each those years, it's capable for him to marque wide what helium believes with each this, without giving up the enactment he's been with each his life.' 

By contrast, Clinton made his allegiance wide arsenic helium deed the run way for Harris.

However, his efforts were successful vain since the vice president suffered a crushing decision to Trump connected Wednesday.

The president-elect's triumph was hailed as the 'greatest successful history' aft it was announced by the Associated Press astatine astir 5.30am ET.

Trump declared triumph aft Fox News projected him arsenic the wide victor pursuing decisive victories successful 3 plaything states to permission 270 Electoral College votes retired of Harris' reach.

Official confirmation came erstwhile the battleground authorities Wisconsin was called for Trump to propulsion him into an unassailable lead.

Sources adjacent to the Republican nominee said that helium had truthful acold spent his archetypal time arsenic president-elect taking calls from satellite leaders. 

Trump stormed to triumph successful some the fashionable ballot and the electoral assemblage past nighttime successful an undeniable motion of enthusiasm from the American people.

While the last votes are inactive being tallied, Trump has truthful acold won 277 electoral assemblage points - 7 much than helium needed

Vice President Harris is yet to concede the election. It is understood she volition besides telephone Trump to bash truthful earlier making a code astatine 6pm ET.