Trump Retweets Remark About Jeb Speaking ‘Mexican’: ‘This Is America’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Mobile, Ala., on Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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After Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush sparked criticism for stumbling through an attempt to clarify his remarks about “anchor babies” on Monday, Donald Trump went after the GOP contender on Twitter.

In a long string of retweets in Trump’s feed, one Twitter egg took issue with Bush speaking Spanish during a campaign stop near the border:

While the social media maxim that retweets don’t necessarily equal endorsements is certainly in play, Trump frequently uses his Twitter account to retweet praise from supporters and to attack his opponents.

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  1. Hey, TPM. Why don’t you add another Trump story to your front page, so you can have 20 stories posted about him.

    Click baiting like a motherfucker. Sad.

  2. SPEAkiNG MExican ONLY ENcourageS large-CALVED rapey BABIes to COME DROP theIR ANCHORs in AMericA!!11!1!!1ONE!!!11!!!1

  3. Avatar for korvu korvu says:

    Has anyone spotted an image of Trump in their guacamole?

  4. Actually if we post more than two comments in a row TPM’s system says we gotta consolidate. They could follow their own advice I’m thinking.

    But now on to important stuff…

    Chump cannot speak SPANISH so he hasta denigrate someone who can. His xenophobia is showing methinks.

  5. I saw his face on a tortilla the other day but I was hungry and I ate it.

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