Before George Washington was President of the United States, there were no national political parties. The closest phenomena to political parties that existed during the Articles of Confederation were the Federalist and Anti-federalist movements that advocated For and Against ratification of the U.S. Constitution respectively.
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He deplored partisan politics and political parties.
George Washington was strongly against America dividing into two different political parties. In his farewell address, he wanted the people of his nation to be united, and he felt that political parties would turn his nation against each other. He also warned against foreign entanglements.
National political parties were formed after George Washington was president, so he was not a member of one.
George Washington. During Washington's two terms the Federalist and Republican (not the current Republican) parties were formed. John Adams was the first (and only) Federalist President, and Jefferson was the first Republican President.
Nobody outlawed political parties in the US. The framers of the Constitution did not anticipate their formation and Washington did not like them. Congress outlawed the American Communist Party while Eisenhower was President.
Actually George Washington was extremely against the use of the political system. Washington himself didn't involve himself in a political party and in his farewell address, he warned against the political party system and stressed that the United States should stay neutral in order to survive.
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John Adams was the only Federalist president. George Washington was an independent who disliked political parties.
The electoral college elected Washington as they do all president of the US.
George Washington did not belong to any political party. Parties had not yet formed when he was elected.
George Washington was a "Federalist," although in his time, there weren't clear-cut political parties. Washington himself was set against any divisions brought on by political parties.