Editing Bob Dole (section)

===Political activities===
After the [[Clinton–Lewinsky scandal]] broke in 1998, Dole urged his party to practice "restraint" in their reaction to the scandal.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Phil |title=Dole Advises GOP Restraint |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-sep-13-me-22494-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=20 December 2022 |date=13 September 1998}}</ref> After the resulting [[impeachment of Bill Clinton|late-1998 impeachment of President Clinton]], Dole proposed that, instead of holding an [[Federal impeachment trial in the United States|impeachment trial]], the Senate instead [[Censure in the United States|censure]] Clinton and then have Clinton sign the censure himself in the presence of congressional leaders, the Vice President, [[Cabinet of the United States|Cabinet]] members, and the justices of the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mackinnon |first=Douglas |date=October 12, 2019 |title=A way around our impeachment debacle: Bob Dole's 'censure' solution |url=https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/465244-a-way-around-our-impeachment-debacle-bob-doles-censure-solution/ |access-date=May 28, 2024 |work=The Hill}}</ref> Some Democratic senators came to support the notion of having a censure motion instead of holding an impeachment trial.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dewar |first1=Helen |title=Dole Offers Censure Plan |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/dole121698.htm |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=20 December 2022 |date=December 16, 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Berke |first1=Richard L. |title=Impeachment: The Senate; If Vote Is Yes, Senators Say, Trial Is Likely |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/16/us/impeachment-the-senate-if-vote-is-yes-senators-say-trial-is-likely.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=20 December 2022 |date=16 December 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Espo |first1=David |title=Clinton Losing Moderate Republicans |url=https://apnews.com/article/b8878675c59e217c63ef93ec7dd23f48 |work=Associated Press News |access-date=20 December 2022 |language=en |date=December 15, 1998}}</ref> However, the Republican-controlled Senate instead held [[Impeachment trial of Bill Clinton|an impeachment trial]] in which Clinton was acquitted.<ref>{{cite web |title=President Clinton's impeachment trial begins |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/clinton-impeachment-trial-begins |website=History |access-date=20 December 2022 |language=en |date=February 9, 2010}}</ref>

President [[George W. Bush]] appointed Dole and [[Donna Shalala]], former [[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services]], as co-chairs of the commission to investigate problems at [[Walter Reed Army Medical Center]] in 2007.<ref name="cnn.com">{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/06/walter.reed/index.html | publisher=CNN | title=Dole, Shalala to investigate Walter Reed problems | access-date=April 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bush Appoints Dole and Shalala to Head Inquiry on Military Health Care|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/07/washington/07medical.html|work=The New York Times|date=March 7, 2007}}</ref> That same year, Dole joined fellow former Senate majority leaders [[Howard Baker]], [[Tom Daschle]], and [[George J. Mitchell]] to found the [[Bipartisan Policy Center]], a non-profit think-tank that works to develop policies suitable for bipartisan support.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/about |title=About BPC &#124; Bipartisan Policy Center |publisher=Bipartisanpolicy.org |access-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref> Dole also served as a director for the [[Asia Universal Bank]], a bank domiciled in [[Kyrgyzstan]] during the discredited [[Kurmanbek Bakiyev]] presidential regime which was subsequently shut down owing to its involvement in [[money laundering]].<ref name="thediplomat.com">{{cite magazine| url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/paul-manafort-and-the-kyrgyz-connection/ | magazine=The Diplomat | title=Paul Manafort and the Kyrgyz Connection | access-date=August 27, 2018}}</ref>

Dole issued a letter critical of [[Newt Gingrich]], focusing on Dole and Gingrich's time working together on [[Capitol Hill]], on January 26, 2012.<ref>{{cite news | title = Bob Dole blasts Newt Gingrich in letter |newspaper=The Washington Post | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/bob-dole-blasts-newt-gingrich-in-letter/2012/01/26/gIQAfJMsTQ_blog.html | date =  January 26, 2012| access-date=February 3, 2012 | first=Rachel | last=Weiner}}</ref>  The letter was issued immediately before the [[2012 Florida Republican presidential primary|2012 Florida primary]]. Dole endorsed [[Mitt Romney]] for the Republican nomination.<ref>{{cite web  | title = Dole stands by Gingrich criticism |work=The Hill |date=February 3, 2012 |department=Ballot Box | url = https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-presidential-primary/104882-dole-stands-by-gingrich-criticism/ | access-date=February 3, 2012 }}</ref> Dole cited the association made between himself and Gingrich as fellow Congressional leaders in Democratic advertisements as a key factor for his 1996 presidential defeat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/if-ties-werent-chilly-before-gingrich-dole-put-relationship-on-ice|title=If ties weren't chilly before, Gingrich, Dole put relationship on ice|first=Joy|last=Lin|date=March 25, 2015|publisher=Fox News}}</ref>

Dole appeared on the Senate floor to advocate ratification of the [[Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities]] on December 4, 2012. Democratic U.S. senator [[John Kerry]] of [[Massachusetts]] explained: "Bob Dole is here because he wants to know that other countries will come to treat the disabled as we do." The Senate rejected the treaty by a vote of 61–38, less than the 66 required for ratification. Many Republican senators voted against the bill, fearing it would interfere with American sovereignty.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jennifer|first=Steinhauer|title=Dole Appears, but G.O.P. Rejects a Disabilities Treaty|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/us/despite-doles-wish-gop-rejects-disabilities-treaty.html |access-date=December 6, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 4, 2012}}</ref> Dole began a reunion tour of his home state of Kansas in early 2014, seeking to visit each of the state's 105 counties. At each stop he spent approximately an hour speaking with old friends and well-wishers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article345695/Touring-Kansas-former-Sen.-Bob-Dole-to-make-three-stops-in-KC-area.html |title=Touring Kansas, former Sen. Bob Dole to make three stops in KC area|work=kansascity}}</ref> Dole endorsed and campaigned for incumbent Kansas Senator [[Pat Roberts]] during the latter's 2014 re-election bid.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/10/02/pat-roberts-unleases-his-secret-weapon-bob-dole/ |title=Pat Roberts unleashes his secret weapon: Bob Dole|author=Nia-Malika Henderson|date=October 2, 2014|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>

In 2015, Dole endorsed former Florida governor [[Jeb Bush]] in his [[Jeb Bush 2016 presidential campaign|presidential campaign]]. After Bush ended his campaign following the South Carolina primary, Dole endorsed Florida senator [[Marco Rubio|Marco Rubio's campaign]].<ref>{{cite web|title = Bob Dole Endorses Marco Rubio in 2016 Race|url = https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/exclusive-bob-dole-endorses-marco-rubio-2016-race/story?id=37117597|work = ABC News|date = February 22, 2016|access-date=February 22, 2016}}</ref> During the campaign, Dole criticized Texas senator [[Ted Cruz]], stating that he "question[ed] his allegiance to the party" and that there would be "wholesale losses" if he were to win the Republican nomination.<ref>{{cite web|author=Maggie Haberman |url=https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/20/bob-dole-warns-of-cataclysmic-losses-with-ted-cruz-and-says-donald-trump-would-do-better/ |title=Bob Dole Warns of 'Cataclysmic' Losses With Ted Cruz, and Says Donald Trump Would Do Better |work=The New York Times |date=January 20, 2016 |access-date=February 9, 2017}}</ref> Dole endorsed [[Donald Trump]] after the latter clinched the Republican nomination,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vnews.com/home/20848986-95/column-at-92-bob-dole-still-talks-tough-about-his-party |title=Column: At 92, Bob Dole Still Talks Tough — About His Party  |publisher=Valley News |date=February 7, 2016 |access-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref> while all other then-living Republican presidential nominees, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, [[John McCain]], and [[Mitt Romney]] refused to do so,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36214738|title=Former Republican presidents will not endorse Trump|work=BBC News|date=May 5, 2016}}</ref> and became the lone former nominee to attend the [[2016 Republican National Convention]].<ref name="trump1">{{cite news|last1=Costa|first1=Robert|last2=Rucker|first2=Philip|title=Trump's campaign is a resurrection — and second chance — for Dole alumni|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-campaign-is-a-resurrection--and-second-chance--for-dole-alumni/2016/07/18/b75965c0-4b90-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html |access-date=July 19, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 18, 2016}}</ref> Dole had attended every GOP convention since 1964, and did not consider skipping the 2016 edition even though Trump's politics were closer to that of Dole's 1996 primary rival Pat Buchanan.<ref name="oregonlive.com"/>

[[File:Pences sit with Bob Dole at 2016 RNC.jpg|left|thumb|Dole sits with [[Mike Pence]] and [[Karen Pence]] at the [[2016 Republican National Convention]].]]

Former Dole advisers, including [[Paul Manafort]], played a major role in Trump's presidential campaign.<ref name="trump1" /> Following Trump's electoral victory, Dole coordinated with the Trump campaign and presidential transition team to set up a series of meetings between Trump's staff and Taiwanese officials as well as assisting in successful efforts to include favorable language towards Taiwan in the 2016 Republican Party platform.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/us/politics/bob-dole-taiwan-lobby-trump.html|title=Bob Dole Worked Behind the Scenes on Trump-Taiwan Call|author1=Davis, Julie Hirschfeld|author2=Lipton, Eric|work=The New York Times|date=December 6, 2016|access-date=December 15, 2017}}</ref> In February 2016 Dole donated $20,000 to help pay for a camp for children with cancer in central Kansas.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/4/bob-dole-donate-20k-to-cancer-camp-in-central-kans/|title=Bob Dole donate $20K to cancer camp in central Kansas|newspaper=[[The Washington Times]]|access-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Congressional Gold Medal recipient Senator Bob Dole (39052831604).jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Dole is presented with the [[Congressional Gold Medal]], January 2018]]
Dole was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his service to the nation as a "soldier, legislator and statesman" in January 2018.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/01/17/578568074/sen-bob-dole-to-receive-congressional-gold-medal|title=Bob Dole To Receive Congressional Gold Medal|publisher=NPR|access-date=January 17, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Despite being immobile, Dole signaled to an aide to assist him in standing for the U.S. national anthem prior to the ceremony.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/18/politics/bob-dole-national-anthem-stand-trnd/index.html|title=Bob Dole rises to his feet from wheelchair for National Anthem|author=Willingham, AJ|publisher=CNN|access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref>

Dole, at age 95 and in a wheelchair, stood up with the help of an aide at the [[Death and state funeral of George H. W. Bush]] in the [[United States Capitol rotunda]] on December 4, 2018, and saluted to pay his respects to the late president and fellow World War II veteran.<ref>{{Cite web|title=See the moment Bob Dole, 95, rose from his wheelchair to salute George H.W. Bush|url=https://www.today.com/news/bob-dole-95-rises-wheelchair-salute-george-h-w-bush-t144500|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=TODAY.com|date=December 4, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hafner|first=Josh|title=Bob Dole, with help, stands for final salute to George HW Bush at US Capitol|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/12/04/bob-dole-salutes-george-h-w-bush-standing-wheelchair-capitol/2205448002/|date=2018-12-04 |access-date=December 7, 2021|website=USA Today|language=en-US}}</ref>

Dole expressed concern the [[Commission on Presidential Debates]] were biased against President Trump and his [[Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign|reelection campaign]] in a public statement on October 9, 2020, saying how he knew all the Republicans on the commission and feared that "none of them support[ed]" the president.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/520442-bob-dole-claims-no-republicans-on-debate-commission-support-trump/|title=Bob Dole claims no Republicans on debate commission support Trump|first=Jordan|last=Williams|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=October 9, 2020|access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref>

While he endorsed Trump in both 2016 and 2020, in an interview with ''[[USA Today]]'' conducted for his 98th birthday, Dole said he was "Trumped out", and that Trump had lost the 2020 election despite his [[Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election|attempts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election]]. He further stated, "He lost the election, and I regret that he did, but they did",<ref name=page/> adding that Trump "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."<ref name=page/> At one point during the conversation Dole said, "I'm a Trumper", and added at another, "I'm sort of Trumped out, though."<ref name=page>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/22/98-bob-dole-reckons-legacy-trump-ponders-future-gop/7995412002/|title=At 98 and facing cancer, Bob Dole reckons with legacy of Trump and ponders future of GOP|last=Page|first=Susan|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=July 22, 2021|accessdate=July 25, 2021}}</ref>