Posted on 05/21/2016 5:42:22 PM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
Jeb Bush said on Saturday he understands why supporters are backing Donald Trump, but was critical of the way Trump is "preying on people's angst rather than offering tangible solutions."
Speaking at an event in Amsterdam hosted by the Nexus Institute, the former presidential candidate discussed the rise of Trump, and of Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders.
"What I fear is that people, kind of looking down their nose, will say the people that are supporting Donald Trump are a bunch of idiots. They're not. They're legitimately scared. They're fearful. They're not as optimistic for legitimate reasons and there should be respect for that," the former Florida govenror said, according to CNN. "And on the other side, a similar respect needs to be shown."
Bush, who previously endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz for president, was not as critical of Trump as he has been in the past but is still unlikely to back the presumptive GOP nominee.
Bush added that Trump has "been phenomenally good at using the new way of communicating" to stay at the front of news cycles.
"He can literally wake up - I have this vision of him in, you know, silk pajamas, with his little slippers on with a 'T' on his emblem. He wakes up and he sends out a tweet ripping, you know, someone a new one," Bush said.
"He's the first guy that's ever been allowed to call into everything but 'Meet the Press.' I think they even relented. So he has been a master at how you get into the media, the new media, the diverse media that exists today in a way that had never been done before."
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Jeb is asking for R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Well, that was mighty energetic of you, Jeb.
Was I losing sleep wondering what Jeb! thought about Trump supporters? No. No I was not. I guess this is the only way Jeb can get anyone to hold a microphone in front of his face these days. He has to mention Trump in some context.
The genius of Donald Trump: He gets the elitists to expose themselves. Does Yeb! realize that or is he still in low IQ land?
If they were idiots, Jeb would be the nominee.
Seems like Jeb has done some self reflection....
He figured out why he only got 250,000 or so votes...
He had no answers....or had all the wrong ones...
That’s it Jeb.
You stay on the rubber chicken circuit where you belong.
Walls are pretty tangible.
if he said it in spanish, that would be the entire yebbie campaign in one gif...
What does Mrs. Jeb! do all day? I don’t mean minute to minute. I mean, does she volunteer her time for sick kids in the hospital? Things like that. She remained ‘the invisible woman’ for most of Jebs’ excruciating drag of a campaign.
More inane clichés from babbling Jeb. Appealing to people’s angst? Not offering tangible solutions? If building a wall is not a tangible solution to our unsecure border, I don’t know what is.
And as far as appealing to people’s angst? Trump doesn’t try to anesthetize the electorate into a state of complacency regarding the nation’s problems - unlike the Uniparty, whose survival depends on doing so. Trump actually articulates the truth, and understands that a problem can’t be solved if you’re not willing to acknowledge it.
De-publican Party ping.
I have this vision of him in, you know, silk pajamas, with his little slippers on with a 'T' on his emblem.Yes, I'm sure you do.
Here I thought Trump was quieting our anger and soothing our angst with very tangible solutions.
Can’t say the same for jeb supporters.
I don’t think that she ever learned to speak English.Probably house bound.
oh good Lord not him again
Excellent response, there, *lee martell!
Priceless, actually.
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