Posted on 01/19/2016 2:39:24 PM PST by presidio9
GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Tuesday that when voters reflect on the policy proposals from Donald Trump there's going to be a "reality check."
"Crazy talk isn't going to get us out of the mess we're in," Bush told CNBC's "Squawk Box." He said he has a "more credible message" than Trump, who's leading the Republican primary race by a wide margin, according to an aggregation of national polls.
"Either Trump will change his mind on these subjects, which I doubt, or he's going to pay a price," Bush said, citing as an example the recent controversy over what Trump said to The New York Times about imposing a 45 percent tax on China imports.
"Donald Trump has proposed a 45 percent tariff on all imports for China. He can deny it now, but that's what he's proposed," Bush asserted. "He's proposed in effect a global depression."
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On Iran, Bush was critical of President Barack Obama's dealings with rouge nation, saying that if he were in the White House he probably wouldn't have done the prisoner exchange with Tehran.
"It may set the stage having other hostages be taken by countries that are enemies of ours," Bush said.
Bush called the overall relationship of the U.S. with Iran "flawed," saying he would not have limited the scope of international negotiations to only curtailing Iran's nuclear program. "[Obama] unilaterally conceded everything."
The former Florida governor said he would have also insisted on addressing Iran's role in support of terrorism in the Mideast.
"We show a weakness in the way we negotiated with Iran," he continued. "The net result is our allies, like Saudi Arabia and others now, no longer think we have their back. It creates insecurity."
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Ended it right there.
If he did he would hurt himself or others.
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No Shiite, Sherlock!? You really think so?
Dammit I was gonna post the exact same thing...
My, he really knows how to take a stand.
Maybe Republicans have wised up to Jebbie, and maybe not?
OMG! Jebbie finally says something that is almost "not stupid."
ROTFLOL——good one.
GMTA :)
Just as decisive as ever...
Exactly Jeb doesn’t think
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