Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon slammed former President George W. Bush Friday, calling his presidency the most “destructive” in the history of the United States. Speaking at a banquet convention for members of the California Republican Party, Bannon said that “there has not been a more destructive presidency than George Bush’s.” Bannon also criticized Bush for the rise of China as a world power and said that the former president “embarrassed himself” during an anti-bigotry speech he gave earlier this week that was widely viewed as a takedown of President Donald Trump. “Bullying and prejudice in our public life sets a national tone, provides permission for cruelty and bigotry and compromises the moral education of children,” Bush said at the time.