“Aggressive” Bush to Trump – “I will challenge you to a debate”
“I mean, it’s beyond ridiculous”, he said. Palm Beach being one of Trump’s homes-away-from-home, Bush was asked what he’d say to the Donald if he suddenly walked in on their event. “And he’ll move on to the next thing, and he fills the space”. “I try to have candidates be more careful with that”.
“We’re living in a divided country right now, and we need political leaders, rather than continuing to divide as both President Obama and Donald Trump, to unite us”, he added. While Jeb himself has seemingly found some traction with his recent attacks on Trump, it appears that Murphy continues to view Bush’s biggest obstacles to the nomination as the three other candidates vying for the Establishment mantle-hence these new attacks on Rubio, Christie, and Kasich.
In this bit of the interview, Bush aims to link Trump with Obama – which, if it were to work, is one of the most toxic things one Republican can do to another during a primary fight.
“He’ll never be president”, Bush said of Trump.
For his part, Trump has continued to hammer back at Bush on the campaign trail and on Twitter.
Increasingly, Bush has been emphasizing foreign policy and national security, arguing he is the only candidate equipped to defeat the Islamic State.
Bush is trailing in most polls behind Trump and Texas Sen.
Associated: Bush Marketing crusade Pulls Ads & Shifts Employees Ahead of First Votes For his own candidacy, Bush downplayed the expectations in that he must win a few of the early contests for his candidacy to stay viable.
Still, Bush is lagging there behind Trump and other rivals, including Florida Sen.
“Having the best organization on the ground is how you win”, Bush said. The campaign also canceled previously scheduled ad buys in a signal that the campaign could be strapped for cash.
And he then offered this stilted explanation: “Just, just the way it, it feels”. “It’s to give them solutions, and that’s what I’m trying to do”. “Don’t we view this as war?” And in my case, you know, look, I’m a conservative.