Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Friday morning said he did not think Pope Francis should have commented on Donald Trump’s plans to build a border wall or his faith.
“I thought it probably was inappropriate for the Pope to intervene at the — in the height of a contested primary in that way,” Bush said when asked about the Pope’s comments on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “I don’t question Donald Trump’s Christianity, that’s between him and his creator. The fact is, he’s got the wrong policy. Building a wall and making Mexico pay for it is not a policy.”
Bush said Trump’s border plan is just “a sentiment that tries to appeal to people’s angst and frustration and anger.” He then pivoted back to the Pope.
“He is a spiritual leader, he’s an inspiration, he’s the head of my church, so I’m cautious about this, to be honest with you, but I don’t think he helped anybody by saying Donald Trump’s not a Christian,” Bush said.
The Pope on Thursday said that it “is not Christian” to build a border wall when asked about Trump. The real estate mogul quickly hit back, calling Pope Francis’ comments “disgraceful.”
Watch Bush’s interview on “Morning Joe.” He starts talking about the Pope’s comments at the 1:50 mark.
When will The Acronym denounce the evangelical ministers of mega-churches intervening in a primary?
The man simply has no viable political instincts. When your opponent is hanging himself, you either stand aside and let them finish, or you give them more rope. You don’t jump in the middle and try to take the noose off.
I don’t recall him speaking out against the inappropriateness of Republicans intervening in the Iran talks, or of inviting Netanyahoo to speak in Congress, or of saying that any Obama Supreme Court nominee won’t even get a hearing. Among countless other things that Republicans do that are inappropriate.
I refer back to my comment of a few says ago regarding rakes on the ground being stepped on. You can literally see the hook coming out from Stage Left to yank him off…
Christ on a cracker!! Hasn’t anyone in his campaign told him he’s NOT going to get the fundie nutjob vote? That’s been locked up by Cruz forever. If he can’t seal the deal in SC, he’s got to try to reach out to Catholic conservatives and I can tell you now that here in the Northeast, this isn’t going to be received well.
EDIT TO ADD: Whatever we can say about Kasich, appropos of Davey’s comment, his political instincts are, at the very least, realistic. He knows whose vote he can probably count on and works towards that. I’m not saying it’ll get him any closer to the nom but he’s not swimming against the tide.
So it’s okay for the Pope to “intervene” in everyone’s private life, just not Republican politics. Got it.