Posted on 09/13/2018 6:19:12 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Jeb Bush criticized President Trump's controversial tweets about the death toll in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
"Incredibly disheartening comments from our President," Bush tweeted Thursday.
Trump beat the former Florida governor for the Republican nomination for president in 2016.
Trump sparked controversy earlier Thursday when he tweeted that the estimated 3,000 death toll was intentionally inflated by Democrats.
The 3,000 approximation comes from a George Washington University study that tried to total how many "excess deaths" occurred because of Hurricane Maria and would not have happened in the absence of the cyclone.
Those involved with the study have emphasized that the 3,00 estimate(!) is not a conclusive number and further work should be done.
"Among all the deaths that occurred, which of them were related to Maria, which of them would not have occurred if it hadn't been for the storm? We're not able to say that now," the dean of GW's Milken Institute School of Public Health, Lynn Goldman, told CNN late last month.
The president has not brought forward any evidence for his claim Democrats falsified the number.
Trump has been roundly criticized for his tweets on the left and the right, even among some of his most staunch defenders.
Still, the White House defended the president's statements Thursday.
"President Trump was responding to the liberal media and the San Juan Mayor who sadly have tried to exploit the devastation by pushing out a constant stream of misinformation and false accusations," White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said in a statement Thursday to CNN.
Still throwing spitballs at the back of The Teacher’s head, Jeb? Is that how a real Team Player is supposed to act?
FU, Taco Boy.
Terry Shiavo couldn’t be reached for comment
Where are the bodies yeb.. he sounds like the Pali loving green helmet guy.
“Please clap.”
“Incredibly disheartening comments from our President,” Bush tweeted Thursday.”
Juck you Feb.
I remember that cartoon. The droopy dog sounds just as weak and wimpy as he looks. The Canine version of Eeyore, the eternal pessimist.
Every Republican will now be asked to denounce DJTs Tweet and every Republican will eagerly comply. These SOBs are going to blow the midterms.
He’s going to run again...
Please, I have the clap.
Please clap for jeb
Actually, in some of the scenes, Droopy comes out and kicks @ss against his opponent. So comparing Jeb to Droopy is disingenuous.
A USA Today article on that:
It’s so sad to see Jebbie “disheartened.”
We really miss you Jeb. You made for good comedy.
You had a huge chest full of campaign dollars and you made a complete fool of yourself.
That thought makes me smile because it's Jeb.
Now imagine what GWB will have to say about all this.
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