opinion. he was a polarizing figure. seeing the turning of the tide reporter: but he revelled in playing the political wad guy calling president george wncht bush a loser and liar long before politicians used those l words. i don t really care. i don t want to be somebody i m not. reporter: during the trump presidency, reid changed his tune about bush. in hindsight, i wish every day for a george bush again. we had our differences but no one ever questioned his patriotism. there s no question in my mind that george bush would be babe ruth in this league that he s in with donald trump. donald trump wouldn t make the team. reporter: in 2012 he used the senate floor to accuse mitt romney of not paying his taxes, even though he had no evidence. he s refused to release his tax returns. let him prove he has paid taxes