George H.W

Ajouté : 2026-05-27

[00:00:01]And I'm the one who will not raise taxes. George H.W. Bush literally said, "Read my lips, no new taxes."

[00:00:10]Read my lips.

[00:00:13]Then raised taxes. Like six famous words >> [music] >> broken. During his 1988 Republican National Convention speech, Bush declared, "Read my lips, no new taxes."

[00:00:26]Making it the core promise of his entire campaign. Then in 1990, facing a budget crisis, he signed a deficit reduction deal that included tax increases on luxury items and other revenues.

[00:00:39]>> [music] >> Voters absolutely felt betrayed. Many historians say that single broken promise cost him the 1992 re-election.

[00:00:48]The line became one of the most infamous political pledges in US history.