Donald Trump reveled in the opportunity to ridicule Jeb Bush on Tuesday morning, publishing a series of tweets mocking the former Florida governor’s Monday comment about “anchor babies.”
While defending his use of the term “anchor babies” during a trip near the U.S.-Mexico border, Bush said he used the term to refer to Asian immigrants.
“What I was talking about was the specific case of fraud being committed where there’s organized efforts, and frankly, it’s more related to Asian people coming into our country and having children in that organized effort,” he continued.
Bush also noted that he previously “said in Spanish” that he has been “immersed in the immigrant experience.”
In a clumsy move to get out of his “anchor babies” dilemma, where he signed that he would not use the term and now uses it, he blamed ASIANS
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2015
Asians are very offended that JEB said that anchor babies applies to them as a way to be more politically correct to hispanics. A mess!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2015
Trump also sent out tweets and retweets Monday night and Tuesday morning with general attacks on Bush.
“@YoungYoung54: @JeriHyatt @megynkelly @JebBush So true. Jeb Bush is crazy, who cares that he speaks Mexican, this is America, English !!”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2015
Jeb Bush never uses his last name on advertising, signage, materials etc. Is he ashamed of the name BUSH? A pretty sad situation. Go Jeb!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2015
Jeb Bush just talked about my border proposal to build a “fence.” It’s not a fence, Jeb, it’s a WALL, and there’s a BIG difference!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2015
That’ll make up for the comment about drug running rapists for sure.
Birth tourism from China is actually a thing. Is it as big a problem as the large-calved Mexican rapist anchor babies? I guess it depends who you ask.
Gawd, he’s all over the place
Jeb speaks “Mexican”? WTF?
Criticizing anyone else for the anchor baby meme?
Reminding people that John Ellis Bush is ashamed of the family name? (OK I’ll give him that one.)
I had a friend who, after a particularly stinging point was made against his opinion, would say, “See, that’s what I’ve been trying to tell you!” Trump is pulling the same thing.
This is what I meant on one of the other Trump threads when I talked about him attacking O’Reilly. It’d be swell if he did.
Trump has the most powerful index finger of any human!