The now only living former Republican president started talking, more than 24 hours after Biden was stated the winner in a call by TV networks and the Associated Press, to say that he had talked with the Democratic victor, and Kamala Harris, the vice president-elect.
'I just talked to the President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden,' he stated. No Republican leader has so far called Biden president-elect.
'Though we have political differences, I know Joe Biden to be a good man, who has won his opportunity to lead and unify our country.'
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And in what will be clearly read as a criticism to Trump over his allegations of fraud and a clear note that he must publicly concede the election, Bush stated there were no doubts over the honesty of the result.
'No matter how you voted, your vote counted,' he said.
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'President Trump has the right to request recounts and pursue legal challenges, and any unresolved issues will be properly adjudicated.
'The American people can have confidence that this election was fundamentally fair, its integrity will be upheld, and its outcome is clear.'
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The message from the 43rd president could not be clearer and shows the stress on Trump's shoulders to give up his doomed fight to survive in the White House for a second term.
His family appeared divided on the issue, with Jared Kushner reported to be advising him to give up the struggle and concede, but his sons Eric and Don Jr. keep on tweeting claims of voter fraud - none of them with evidence - and commands for a 'manual recount' across the country.
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Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, Lindsey Graham, and Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, are all pushing Trump not to give up.
Though, it seems Bush is not the only one to instantly react to Trump's efforts, as Republican Mitt Romney said Sunday that Donald Trump is beginning to sound like an authoritarian leader, insisting he needs to 'be careful in the choice of words' as the president proceeds to undermine the results.
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'I think when you say that the election was corrupt or stolen or rigged, that that's, unfortunately, rhetoric that gets picked up by authoritarians around the world,' the Utah senator said. 'And I think it also discourages confidence in our democratic process here at home.'
'And with a battle going on right now between authoritarianism and freedom, why, I think it's very important that we not use language which can encourage a course in history which would be very, very unfortunate,' Romney added.
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