His father George Bush senior, the 41st president, won twice in the state, beating Bob Dole in 1988 and demolishing Pat Buchanan in 1992. None of the other candidates garnered more than 10 percent. Asked during a news conference Monday about the Bushes, Trump said “There’s no bad blood”.
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Rubio, who ended up placing fifth place in New Hampshire after his less-than-stellar performance during the debate, said he does not blame the governor for his weak showing. “My dad is the greatest man alive, in my mind. It was really a question of what do you do in the aftermath and I think the record of President Bush speaks for itself”. “Jeb is so wrong”, Trump sneered, to loud boos from the audience.
On Monday, Trump wondered why Bush has not called for help from his brother sooner.
He also accused Jeb Bush of being a “hypocrite, liar, and another clueless politician”.
Bush hasn’t always embraced his family legacy.
On Twitter Trump continued talking trash about the 43rd President. Bush said: “I’m sick and exhausted of him [Trump] going after my family”.
The South Carolina Republican primary is Saturday and the Democratic primary will be February 27.
Trump, despite his lead in the polls, has repeatedly teased the idea of an independent campaign since he signed the pledge.
Donald Trump isn’t letting up. Two-person race versus what’s now a six- or seven-person race? In 2000, George Bush beat John McCain in a nasty contest, marred by rumours that Mr McCain had an illegitimate black child – Mr McCain adopted a child from Bangladesh. We can make mistakes. “Being president was a high privilege and the honor of a lifetime”, W. said.
In contrast to his brother, who has been criticized this election for lacking confidence on the stump, George W. Bush is famous for his easy charm and the comfort with which he connected with voters. I am a proud member of the NRA and so are my sons. Love my dad, love my mother. Noted South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham, who ended his Republican presidential campaign in December and endorsed Jeb Bush in January, said: “The Bush name is golden in my state”. “He’s the last Republican that was president, he is the most popular Republican alive”. The Republican presidential hopefuls brought their fervor to the debate stage in SC hours after Scalia’s passing, agreeing Obama shouldn’t nominate the next Supreme Court justice.
“The RNC better get its act together”, Trump said at an earlier campaign stop in SC. And I said what about that?
The anti-Bush, Iraq war criticism is not a strategy that’s likely to work in SC, said U.S. Sen.
This article has been updated with Trump’s comments from Monday afternoon. “Then mommy, now brother!” They lied. They said there were weapons of mass destruction and there were none.
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