House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of South Carolina and former President George W. Bush take a selfie before the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Patrick Semansky/AP
"George Bush said to me today, 'You know, you're the savior because if you had not nominated Joe Biden, we would not be having this transfer of power today,'" Clyburn said. "He said to me, 'Joe Biden was the only one who could have defeated the incumbent president.'"