Donald Trump has paid a glowing tribute to former Republican Senator Bob Dole after the longtime GOP stalwart died at the age of 98 Sunday morning.
Trump praised Dole, who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, as a 'true patriot' upon learning of his passing on Sunday, despite Dole saying he was sick of Trump by the end of the 2020 election race.
'Bob Dole was an American war hero and true patriot for our Nation. He served the Great State of Kansas with honor and the Republican Party was made stronger by his service,' Trump wrote of Dole.
'Our Nation mourns his passing, and our prayers are with Elizabeth and his wonderful family.'
Dole was one of the few members of the traditional GOP establishment to endorse Trump's run for presidency back in 2016, and the only former presidential nominee to attend the Republican National Convention where Trump was nominated.
Donald Trump paid his respects to former Republican Senator Bob Dole, pictured here during Dole's Congressional Gold Medal in 2018, after he died at the age of 98 Sunday
Trump praised Dole as a 'true patriot' upon learning of his passing on Sunday, despite Dole saying he was sick of Trump by the end of the 2020 election race
Dole was one of the few members of the traditional GOP establishment to endorse Trump's run for presidency back in 2016
However, Dole eventually broke away from Trump and his MAGA political line, saying he undoubtedly lost his reelection campaign following the 2020 presidential race, which he ultimately lost to Joe Biden.
'He lost the election, and I regret that he did, but they did,' Dole said according to a USA Today report.
'He had Rudy Giuliani running all over the country, claiming fraud. He never had one bit of fraud in all those lawsuits he filed and statements he made.'
'I'm a Trumper,' Dole added during the same conversation.
'I'm sort of Trumped out, though,' he said in a separate interview.
