Jeb Bush: I’m Still The No. 1 Target For The Donald’s Insults

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during a town hall meeting, Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Thursday that he still believed he was GOP rival Donald Trump’s target, despite comments he had made about other Republican hopefuls, according to The Washington Post.

On Wednesday, comments that Trump made about Republican rival Carly Fiorina surfaced. And on Thursday, GOP hopeful and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal exchanged words on social media with The Donald.

Bush addressed those new Trump targets Thursday and said, “They have to get in line,” according to the newspaper.

“I think I’m still the number one beneficiary of The Donald’s insults,” he added, according to the report. “But look, he is who he is. He likes to disparage people.”

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  1. Avatar for sjk sjk says:

    Trump was right. Jeb! puts folks right to sleep.

  2. So now its a badge of honor huh? What a fucking freak. That’s some spin you got going there. It almost sounds like something straight from the mouth of Turdblossom. Weak sauce.

  3. So, being a success in the GOTP means being in the firing line of Drumpf?

  4. Finally, ¡Jeb! finds something he can legitimately brag about.

  5. This is so sad. And embarrassing, for Jeb! and the GOP elite: the chosen is reduced to saying “No, I’m the one Trump is really after! Really!”

    I’d feel a tiny twinge of pity except for the fact that W did irreparable harm, never paid a price, and it’s astonishing that Jeb! thinks he can waltz into the WH, JUST BECAUSE.

    I’m feeling more than a bit of fear that the media certainly seems to treat Trump differently than other candidates, at least those on the Dem side of the aisle: imagine had any Dem said a peep about the physical appearance of another candidate. DRUDGE and Politico would have the RED ALERT sirens blazing, 24/7.

    Gonna be an interesting 14 months.

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