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Jeb Bush: Donald Trump's Immigration Remarks Offensive
2015-07-05
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says he is personally offended by rival Donald Trump's recent remarks about Mexico and immigrants and calls the remarks far outside the mainstream of Republican thought.

"I don't think he represents the Republican Party, and his views are way out of the mainstream of what Republicans think," Bush told reporters after marching in Fourth of July parades in Amherst and Merrimack, New Hampshire.

"No one suggests that we shouldn't control our borders - everybody has a belief that we should control our borders," he said. "But to make these extraordinarily ugly kind of comments is not reflective of the Republican Party. Trump is wrong on this."

Bush's wife was born in Mexico, and when he was asked if he took Trump's remarks personally, he responded: "Yeah, of course. Absolutely. And a lot of other people as well."

When Trump announced his presidential bid last month, he criticized Mexico and immigrants who come to the U.S. illegally. "They're bringing drugs," he said. "They're bringing crime. They're rapists."
Scientists, doctors, IT professionals? Who are these people ?
In spite of earlier criticism from Bush and other Republicans and companies moving to cut business ties to Trump, the real estate mogul has defended his remarks.
Incongruent 'political doublespeak' underlined for your convenience. Have we not had enuf of golden spoon fed Texas oil men ?
Posted by:Besoeker

#9  As per the ASSOCIATED PRESS, looks like US Hispanic Leaders are demanding the US GOP formally + publicly condemn Trump's remarks, or risk harm to 2016.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2015-07-05 23:16  

#8  Jeb, put on your big girl panties and stop letting some NY businessman get you all wadded up. Noted, you disagree with him, stay off the me generation I'm offended bandwagon. Makes you look like the sissy you are....
Posted by: 49 Pan   2015-07-05 21:11  

#7  This video isn't played in the Jebster's house:
Sneaking into the USA
Posted by: Mugsy Glink   2015-07-05 19:35  

#6  You've always been wrong on this issue, Jebbie. Not even close.
Posted by: Mugsy Glink   2015-07-05 18:52  

#5  He would have been smart to have stayed away from the issue of Trump's statements. Unfortunately he's not smart, failed to listen to his mother, and elected to, as you say RJ, attempt to score political points.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-07-05 16:52  

#4  This really is a litmus test of those that willingly conflate illegal with legal immigrants for political points vs those that see the world as it really is.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2015-07-05 16:31  

#3  This is why Jeb Bush will never get my vote. If Trump is still in the primaries when they come to California I'll vote for him. In the general election I'd just as soon stay home and let Hildebeest win. Maybe that way, someday, Republicans will get wise...if it's not too late.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2015-07-05 14:35  

#2  I find the arbustos' subservience to islamic terror(Islam is a religion of peace, retardo uno said)
extremely offensive
Posted by: Boss Snaitle8694   2015-07-05 14:10  

#1  I'm offended by illegal immigration and those that seek to profit from it, either economically or politically. Jeb Bush offends me on many levels.
Posted by: AlanC   2015-07-05 12:40  

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