All 33 times Donald Trump jabbed the Bushes in one 35-minute interview

Washington Post ^ | 8/27/15 | Robert Costa and Philip Rucker

[jimbo123]

Interviewing Donald Trump, GOP front-runner, requires two things of a reporter: a tape recorder to catch each and every one of Trump’s rapid-fire responses, and a willingness to chat. Unlike most contenders, Trump doesn’t really sit for an interview, calmly answering question after question. Instead, he plunges into a roiling, tangential, and humor-spiked conversation from the moment his assistant, Rhona Graff, connects you with his line at Trump Tower.

Earlier this week, Trump had a 35-minute call with The Washington Post. Several of his observations and answers made it into Thursday's story on the long-simmering melodrama between him and the Bush family.

But due to space limitations, many of the mogul’s 33 jabs at the Bushes – which we numerated in the transcript and is about one put-down per minute – did not.

Here is the complete list.

1. Trump criticizes former Florida governor Jeb Bush for his comments on Iraq: “I’m not looking to get under his skin. I’m really not. Did you see where he said we have to have skin in the game? You saw that, right? Can you imagine? After spending $2 trillion — lives, warriors — we have to show them. I mean, who is 'them'? They’re a bunch of thieves over there. That’s who 'them' is.”

2. Trump on whether Jeb Bush has a clue: “I mean, this guy. I don’t think he has a clue. But what are you going to do? What are you going to do?”

3. Trump on Jeb Bush’s immigration views: “The ‘act of love’ was a stupid statement.”

[Tax-chick]

Substitute “the Bushes” for “the Democrats,” and then I’d be impressed.

[BigEdLB]

Trump comes up with these off the top of his head... No wonder Jebby is apoplectic.

[gaijin]

Slapping down his binder, slamming him into the lockers, giving him the birth control melvin, toilet swirly in the boys bathroom:

I LOVE IT...!

[jimbo123]

Read all 33 of them.

[Uncle Miltie]

Gotta get past the GOPe / RINO defenders and promoters of liberalism first, then we can go after people who admit their preference for bigger government and higher taxes.

[tennmountainman]

33 mentions is not enough.

[tumblindice]

Trump’s not playing by the rules and it drives the MSM crazy.
Good.

[Cowboy Bob]

I’m finding it pretty hard to disagree with Trump on any topic he discusses. A lot of people on FR call Trump a liberal, but so far he is talking the talk. If he gets elected and follows through with just 50% of what he’s saying...I’ll be happy.

[Tax-chick]

I disagree. I lost respect for Trump when, with all his money, he couldn’t excavate Barack Obama’s educational records. That gave me the impression that he’s actually afraid of Obama and the Marxist left.

I’m prepared to support him if I can believe he’s after the real enemy. Anyone can make a gormless yutz like Jeb Bush look like a gormless yutz. Go after a real target.

[DoughtyOne]

Note: Trump’s accusations about Jeb Bush and Lehman Brothers involve Bush’s work in investment banking. After leaving the governor’s office in 2007, Bush was an adviser to Lehman Brothers and, later, Barclays, earning between $1.3 million and $2 million a year. Trump suggested it was a reward for helping direct Florida state funds to the firm, whose collapse in 2008 helped kick off the Great Recession.

Jeb was really worth $1.3 to $2.0 million per year? LMAO

Trump has Jeb's number, and I think it was because Trump did something a lot of FReepers refuse to do.

He knew Bush would be the GOPe go-to guy, and he's destroying him up front.

RINOS. They're our number one enemy, because they block our good candidates for the nomination. As soon as Trump is done with Jeb, time to move on to number two RINO.

Who is this helping the most. At Trump's figures, it's guys like Cruz and Carson.

[Republican1795.]

That’s almost once each minute. I guess a person has to break for air.

[Red Steel]

33 mentions is not enough.

333 mentions would be better. ;-)

[tbw2]

The rules are to the liberals’ favor.
You can’t criticize certain demographic groups without name calling.
Conservatives can’t lie or even be wrong, but liberals can lie and give excuses and be forgiven.
Conservatives can’t get angry or name-call, but liberals who slander and use vile curses against conservatives are fine.
Conservatives get questions from moderators that presume their views are racist/bigoted/bad, and aren’t supposed to question the supposition that they are inherently bad. Like the “what is your view on the Republican war on women?” or “war on the poor” questions from supposedly neutral moderators.

Throwing out rules of warfare that are set up to your severe disadvantage is a good thing.

[Uncle Miltie]

"Anyone can make a gormless yutz like Jeb Bush look like a gormless yutz."

[mkjessup]

Substitute “the Bushes” for “the Democrats,” and then I’d be impressed.

Give him time, first he has to clear out the dead wood and the 'bushes', meanwhile he's not been overly kind to Hillary Rotten Clinton, calling her actions 'criminal'.

So just be patient, I'm sure Trump already has a target list in mind.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

All in due time. You take out the targets that are closest to you and work out from there.See how that woks?

[M. Thatcher]

Anyone can make a gormless yutz like Jeb Bush look like a gormless yutz. Go after a real target.

Trump has gone after Bush's handlers, directly and to their faces. In addition to obliterating the Best and the Brightest of the GOP Consultancy, Trump is de-balling Bush's money men, who run the GOP, every day on live TV. These are Chamber moguls and donors who fancy themselves the Big Leagues, and Trump is beating them to a pulp.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Nailed it uncle miltie.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

As would most of us.except of course nick carroway.