On the surface I don’t like it. But neither do I think Bush handled it like a true conservative. Trump’s statement that the Democrats would not have done what Bush did is just plain wrong unless he means (and it does not sound like it) they would have done something even worse.
Bush was a big government big spender. He talked conservative talk but he walked a liberal walk, at least economically. I think he also joined the massive political deceivers wing on the social issues. He said one thing. He often did another.
No one’s defending Bush, but last I heard, W. Bush is not running. Bush was too liberal. Trump is even more so over his lifetime...including recently.