Former Florida governor and fellow candidate Jeb Bush slammed Trump’s remarks as “shameful attacks” on his brother, former President George W. Bush. He is now behind Jeb Bush’s more than $100 million super PAC.
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Trump then charged that he would have implemented a “massive whistleblower system” before the 9/11 attacks so that law enforcement officials could have prevented them. In the interview Monday night, Bush again knocked his presidential rival for going after his brother. Trump’s comments were obviously aimed at stemming any momentum that Bush’s brother, Jeb, may have generated on the presidential campaign trail. Well the World Trade Centre just fell down. Trump still maintains that he blames Bush for all that transpired during 9/11. Those attacks – which brought down the World Trade Center buildings in New York City after two hijacked planes flew into them – left almost 3,000 people dead. “We were attacked & my brother kept us safe”.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Richmond worldwide Raceway in Richmond, Virginia October 14, 2015.
The 19 hijackers in the attacks all entered the United States legally on temporary visas, although a 9/11 commission report criticized flaws in the system that handled their applications.
“I am extremely, extremely tough on illegal immigration”, the Republican front-runner said on “Fox News Sunday”. “I doubt that those people would’ve been in the country…”
Donald Trump and Jeb Bush are both shown speaking in New Hampshire this summer.
“I am extremely, extremely tough on immigration”.
One donor told Politico that Bush said he found Cruz to be “opportunistic” for his apparent alliance with Donald Trump. “If you look at Sandy Hook, those people are still begging for help”.
Intelligence officials repeatedly urged George W. Bush and his team to recognize al Qaeda and bin Laden as a grave threat. I think we’re getting a little bit of a bad rap on all that stuff but, you know, who cares?
Rush Limbaugh today said it’s “ridiculous” to connect George W. Bush getting a “pass” for 9/11 to giving Hillary Clinton the same credence for Benghazi.
His suggestions drew outrage across the Republican field, including from Bush. “They had a responsibility at the Department of State to have proper security”.
He said he has “grave doubts” about Trump’s ability to handle the U.S.’s nuclear weapons if he were elected to the Oval Office. And while Bush is the anointed heir in a family of presidents, Trump leads him by a three-to-one margin.
And Trump, having realized how weak Bush is on this issue, isn’t stopping.
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“Mr. Trump talks about things that – as though he’s still on “The Apprentice”.
