Posted on 08/08/2015 12:48:09 PM PDT by VinL
Donald Trump's misogynistic rant against Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly led to his Republican primary rivals demanding he apologize for the disgusting remarks.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Saturday hit the motormouthed mogul for insulting Kelly and women at a conservative activists' conference and demanded an apology.
"Come on give me a break. I mean, do we want to win? Do we want to insult 53% of all voters? What Donald Trump said is wrong," Bush said to cheers at the RedState Gathering.
The conference's organizer, Erick Erickson, cut Trump from the roster after the billionaire buffoon lashed out at Kelly, who challenged him on his past misogynistic comments during the first big TV debate of the cycle.
Trump said Friday that during the Cleveland showdown, "You could see there was blood coming out of (Kellys) eyes. Blood coming out of her wherever."
Not very classy or helpful, Bush said.
That is not how we win elections and worse yet, that is not how you bring people together to solve problems. That is not the way to do it," said the ex-governor, who saw himself bumped to second place by Trump's June leap into the packed GOP field.
"Your decision, I think, was the right one," Bush told Erickson, who pulled Trump's invite to RedState on Friday. "Mr. Trump ought to apologize."
Speaking earlier Saturday to reporters after a warmly received speech to the grassroots conference, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz -- who has defended some of Trump's controversial remarks on immigration -- defended Kelly while avoiding a direct assault on the frontrunner.
"I think that's a decision for RedState to make," Cruz said when asked about Trump being barred from the gathering. "I think every candidate should treat everyone else with civility and respect. That is a standard that I try to follow. That is a standard I hope that all of us try to aspire to."
Cruz praised Kelly as a "terrific journalist" who "did a very good job moderating the debate," but also chided the press for focusing too much on the "soap opera" aspects of the campaign over more substantive issues, including foreign policy.
"You're not going to defeat the Washington cartel by obsessing over the politics of personality," he said.
Stop falling for this tripe. It just keeps you distracted and down. Just demand the facts that truth.
Well Jebby I will admit Trump’s remark was not an act of love but then there was the debate ambush and all. Oh wait you just got served up a few softballs.
Newbie Trump troll alert. LOL!
I was being snarky. I really don’t like Megyn Kelly. Told my google eye husband she was closet lib. Since Thursday he believes me. At least she’s out.
Ewwwwwwwwwww
Wouldn't surprise me.
Okay, good. Thanks. If he was I would have to admit it and say I didn’t approve. By the same token, if he didn’t others should defend him on that count even if they don’t support him.
Sort of separates the men from the boys so to speak.
They know the voters are pissed at the media liberal BS and establisshment politics and what have they done? Make them madder by the day.
It seems they are trying to force America to unite against them. Now why that is is another story. Could be that we are all wrong and they really have our best interests at heart, which is not remotely possible, or they want a blow up when the economy crashes so they can stand back and say ‘Well it’s your fault, we tried to stop you”.
What I find interesting about this is at the debate after show MK had Wasserman Shulze on and MK asked her if anything stuck out about the debate. Debbie answered that Donald Trump was a misogynist and decried how no other Republicans in the debate called him out for it during the debate.
On Friday Carly Fiorina called out Trump on his MK remarks, Scott Walker has also called out Trump now Bush is doing so. I think they watched Wasserman Shulze and are doing it because of what she said.
Some of the republicans are such wimps and are so easily mind F***** by the Democrats it is ridicullous.
You ‘re the idiot whackjob that has been on FR for like 2 months and keeps calling Trump a scumbag who is secretly helping Hillary Clinton and the Democrats, right?.
Don’t worry about those guys behind you in white suits with the butterfly nets, they are there to help.
I find it difficult to believe Jeb’s wife doesn’t speak English. Please clue me in on a reputable reference for such. I am a 180 degree departure from any of the Bush’s but I do want to make my arguments of/for such without questions as to my motives.
I have heard that fat bass turd has a house north of Austin.
This is about destroying by any means necessary the one guy that will end the party going on in DC.
The party these clowns are having with OUR money that they extort at gunpoint.
The Republicrats and their allies in the press and the lobbying industry know that there survival is at stake.
The proof is in the poll numbers.
Trump may lose some woman because of these attacks but most of the stupid woman were already voting for democrats or Bush.
When Trump starts winning primaries they really will pull out the long knives.
They have no intention of letting Cruz anywhere near the nomination either, before Trump came along these same sons of whores were busy calling Cruz evil incarnate.
If Trump was to drop out, (which he won’t), then Cruz is their next target.
This is WAR.
Eff the blue blood RNC country clubbers with their greedy pulled back wives and eff that evil collection of faggots , communists ,welfare cases , baby killers, and illegal aliens that make up the Democrat party.
You are all going DOWN!
Finally one of the candidates (Cruz) who is not a shill like Jeb for the establishment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRbtf2UFcmc
Most people who are behind Trump are behind Cruz as well...
Yep.
Shut up, Special Jeb.
Got one in Destin, Florida, the panhandle.
This is the weekend, nobody is paying attention anyway...so what is the point of all of this? This is some of the stupidest, child like political maneuvering I have ever seen. The only way to deal with Trump is let him talk. He is not presidential, he is arrogant fun today which will get old fast.... You bash Trump while people are having fun you create a solid following. You let Trump trump himself and shut up.
This is a true statement.
Trump is bait for the GOPe and I love it.
He is also teaching up and coming politicos that bending over for anybody will get you screwed everytime.
If he happens to make it to the semi-finals I sure hope he and Cruz can create the ticket.
Putting Yeb in office is no better than Hillary IMHO.
Not me. I want nothing to do with Trump. He’s an ass-clown with 0% chance of beating Hillary.
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