Posted on 08/29/2015 5:29:53 AM PDT by jimbo123
Donald Trump's presidential campaign slogan is "Make America Great Again!" — but Jeb Bush says Trump's campaign is all about himself.
“Here’s a guy, larger than life, it’s all about him,” Bush said of the GOP presidential front-runner during a speech in Norfolk, Va. on Friday, according to The Washington Times.
“I wake up thinking, ‘Wow, people are really struggling and suffering,’” Bush said. “That’s what I focus on, that’s what I think about: How do we make sure that people can be lifted up?”
“For him, it’s all about him,” he added of Trump. “He’s tapped into this anger and angst that Washington’s not working. I totally get it.”
Bush’s remarks come as Trump leads the race for the GOP’s presidential nomination next year in national polls.
The former Florida governor argued Friday that the political establishment ignores Trump at its own peril, given the outspoken billionaire’s recent success.
“This is a guy who’s the front-runner,” Bush said. “He should be treated like a front-runner, not as some kind of alternative universe to the political system.”
“And if that’s the case, you’re [going to have] a different conversation about Mr. Trump,” he added.
Bush said he plans to best Trump for the GOP’s presidential nomination by exposing the business mogul as a false conservative.
“I respect the fact that people are supporting him for legitimate reasons of anger about the dysfunction in Washington,” he said.
“But when they hear about what his views are, the cost of building, you know, the whole immigration deal, it’s not a conservative proposal he’s making,” Bush said of Trump’s official immigration plan.
“It’s going to cost hundreds of billions of dollars, violate civil liberties, challenge our freedom in so many ways,” he added.
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JEB is becoming the dress-up clown of the Republican primary.
Uh, and yours, Jeb, is all about Trump! Wow!
Jeb, you were a good gubner here in Florida, save Terri Schiavo, but you need to go into the light and go away!
“he plans to best Trump for the GOP’s presidential nomination by exposing the business mogul as a false conservative”
Wow, that’s going to leave a mark.
Senor Jeb would be much happier moving south of the border to be with his people.
So be it, Jeb. Trump is willing to do what you will not even consider.
As to it being all about him, physician, heal thyself. The presidency is not supposed to be dynastic. Get off your own high horse.
Enough with the Bushes already. Jeb really does not offer anything other than more of the same.
Get over yourself, Jeb.
“Bush said he plans to best Trump for the GOP’s presidential nomination by exposing the business mogul as a false conservative.”
Didn’t Bush say he was going win the primaries without his base? He is seeking to replace conservative voters with Hispanics voters. And he thinks he can expose another candidate as a “false conservative”?
The self centered one here is Jeb. He’s the guy who thinks that by virtue of being a Bush, he is entitled to be president.
Jeb simply does not have the capacity or mindset to understand the resonant cord trump has struck with the American people. Trump has demonstrated a moral certitude and determination to protect American culture and defend American borders from unwanted massive unchecked migrations. Americans rightly understand that these migrations will forever change their country and are responding to leadership that seeks to preserve it. Jeb neither understands and is comfortably oblivious to the concerns of the average working American.
GW Bush = Trillions in debt piled on this Nation
Jeb Bush = Trillions more piled on and 0 representation of We The People
It’s just that simple
Wah! Trump is getting more attention than me! Jealous, Jeb?
Here's an idea, how ‘bout you and all your DC elites and BigGov sucklers leave us alone.
The Fed Gov’t is the problem. It's too busy doing a bunch of stuff it shouldn't, while ignoring the stuff it should do.
The only people you focus on are illegal aliens, Jeb. Don’t talk crap about staying up a night worrying about American citizens. You make it abundantly clear that you are an open border shill, hell bent on destroying our nation and it’s people. You have no concept of what we are suffering because of your “act of love” bs.
Trump’s campaign IS all about himself. But that can be said about all the candidates, GOP and Dems, It’s always been about egos.
Jeb says Trump’s Wall will cost hundreds of billions of dollars... That would still be cheap compared to even the immediate, direct costs of his brother’s trillion dollar war in Iraq, the war that Jeb is not sure how he feels about.
Elitism is an entitlement mentality.
Trump's campaign seems to be about a somewhat bored patriotic billionaire with a sense of humor and enough self-confidence to believe he can save the nation he loves.
Jeb, go home to mommy or to Mexico. Mr. Trump, keep shaking things up and put the US on a path toward saving the nation.
I’m just spitballin’ here, but shouldn’t a candidate’s run for office be all about the candidate? Bush’s campaign seems to be all about his Hispanic ties and Mexican wife,,,seems his entire meme is to appease her, because the people sure as hell aren’t buying it.
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