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.
“Jeb Bush: ‘Incredibly disheartening’”
Jeb, them’s some mighty powerful words there partner!
You better be careful or you might break your clutching-pearls or sprain your wrist while hand-wringing if you keep up with those kinds of fighin’ words, bud!
AIDS crossover to hetrosexual population-
College rape epidemic -
Asian Bird Flue -
Ebola -
Their inflation is so bad it should be called conflation.
When in doubt, count.
“It is incredibly disheartening that little Jebbie has not emigrated to a Latin country where he would clearly be more comfortable.”
not to mention, they’d be great places to set up gauca bowl stands to unload all of those unsold gauca bowls ...
“He’s going to run again...”
ROTFLOL!
Did the study include how many of these “deaths” could be attributed to Puerto Rican corruption?
“I’m actually glad that Jeb comments on something every few months. It helps keep fresh in our minds just how badly he would’ve been trampled by Hillary in the general election.”
excellent point!
Jeb! You think you’d do better or get a special pass from the media if you were in Trump’s shoes? You wouldn’t have. What they’re saying about Trump today is what they’d say about you, too, if you had won.
Love his passion.
One thing I’ve always wondered about the Republican Party.
Why does it never yank party affiliation from these idiots?
One word - guacamole.
How much cocaine did your family distribute to Puerto Rico, Jebra? It’s ok, though, you’re Hispanic by marriage....
except his bro’ Barack. He cares.
Trump destroyed this loser forever with that nickname. So awesome.
The bush family has been exposed as globalist, anti - freedom losers. Go away.
And ? cares what he thinks!
Love the pic of the dog though.
Droopy Dog. Separated at birth.
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