Trump isn't that stupid. He objected to the way Bush laid it out.
From Politifact, which I'm going to judge to be slightly Jeb biased but probably not enough to matter in this case:
We didnt find that Trump directly petitioned the state for gambling, but theres a pile of evidence that Trump was pursuing a deal to operate casinos on Seminole land in Florida. And at the same time, Trump gave money to Bush and the state party during Bushs 1998 race for governor.
Trump said it was "totally false" that he sought casino gambling and failed, but we find that Bush has the better part of this fight. We rate Bushs statement Mostly True.
Not Jeffersonian. Political.
Thats the Would Be Candidate from NYC....and “entertainer” and a “politician”