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.
48 Million eyeballs
Don't make me come looking for you Trump.
Why don’t you pull your head out of your ass and mind your own business?
People here mostly like Cruz. He has support, he just needs to rise in the polls.
When he does, he will be Trumped. So let him slowly rise.
Jeb Bush didn’t say anything about Cruz, so why was Jeb right?
I think Jeb should apologize to Terri Schiavo family for his lack of comments and/or actions on the matter.
See what they are doing?
divide us.
I will not be “Perot again.”
Jebediah... oh silly Jebediah... It is nice of you to attack Trump for the orifices you think he might have meant in his metaphor of an angry Megyn Kelly’s.. and then be outraged at what you think he meant— Stay classy Jeb
When a writer finds it necessary to use a word against a man that there is no equivalent for when a woman makes comments about a man, it destroys their argument right then and there.
Because Trump is a total embarrassment and he’s killed any chance of himself winning the General. >60% of the people will absolutely not vote for him for any reason. He’s deader than a doornail.
You and others rallying around, and defending a left-wing loser like Trump is embarrassing.
Sure he is its his people -—establishment Rinos. Who set this entire debate fiasco up. Since Trump didn’t just sit back and take their hits he must be hit harder. yEp thinks he is the one to do the hitting. Hopefully Trump will throw him some attention in his dreams. In Reality Trump should ignore him
Hold your breath until he does jebber.thats the ticket
This thing is going to come down to political correctness. PC can go to h*ll in an hand-basket and good riddance. Jeb can pound sand.
Exactly. All Bush had to do was smile and say .. that's Donald Trump -- you would have to ask him him about those strange remarks. Since it is not even clear what Trump himself was trying to say I see no political benefit to anyone else even getting involved in the mess. Its between Trump and the bitch. Let them hold a mud wrestling match in Las Vegas or something.
I have no use for Jeb Bush. However your statement is simply wrong. Why did you post that?
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Tough guy. Trump must be quaking in his boots.
Ah Jeb - unlike your type, I wouldn’t be holding my breath waiting for that apology. Still haven’t figured out why he is so popular Jeb?
I heard Lindsay Graham has said Hillary would be better than Trump.... shouldn’t he be kicked out of the party for that... lol
Linda said that? LoL. So who now is damaging the RINO party brand more?
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