While discussing his attacks on former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush with the New York Times, Donald Trump managed to compare himself to the inventor of the paper clip.
The Times asked Trump about “his unique ability to bring fresh thinking to old issues,” prompting the real estate mogul to discuss using the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to damage Jeb Bush.
“Don’t forget I’m the one that, when Jeb would say, ‘The country was safe when my brother was president,’ I said, ‘Excuse me, the World Trade Center came down.’ Do you know, nobody thought of that?” Trump told the Times. “It’s like the paper clip. Nobody thought about the paper clip except for the guy that thought of it, and he became rich. And everyone else said, ‘Why didn’t I think of that idea?'”
Trump also told the Times that if he hadn’t gotten into the race, Jeb Bush would have won the nomination.
