Tag Archives: Jeb Bush

The Hill reports: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who ran for president in 2016, questioned the indictment that the Manhattan grand jury issued against former President Trump on Thursday, saying the jury in deciding the case should be “the voters.” He also mentioned that other authorities looking into the case other than Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg did not pursue …

Playbook reports: It’s no big secret that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is a fan of current Gov. Ron DeSantis. He wrote about DeSantis for Time Magazine. And Bush was the lone former governor to attend DeSantis’ inauguration in January. Bush was also effusive with praise of the governor in a “Fox Nation” special released last week. Bush said DeSantis …

“There are people in public life that are kind of ‘check the box’ politicians, and then there are others they want to serve, and Governor DeSantis is one of those. He’s been a really effective governor. He’s young. I think we’re on the verge of a generational change in our politics– I kind of hope so. I think it’s time …

The Daily Beast reports: At a rally Sunday evening in Arizona, Trump claimed that George H.W. Bush “took millions and millions of documents to a former bowling alley pieced together with what was then an old and broken Chinese restaurant.” “They put them together. And it had a broken front door and broken windows. Other than that, it was quite …

Former Florida governor and failed presidential candidate Jeb Bush hails DeSantis for Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People Of 2022” list. During the pandemic, most people stayed home, and those who didn’t probably moved to Florida. Despite relentless criticism, Governor Ron DeSantis kept schools open, ensured Florida’s economy remained open for business, and allowed individuals to determine their own risk …

The Daily Beast reports: Jeb Bush sparked an uproar on social media late Saturday for calling out the Twitter feed known as Room Rater for supposedly being too “partisan” in its assessments of Zoom and Skype backgrounds during the coronavirus pandemic. His post was apparently in response to Room Rater giving a Republican strategist only a nine out of 10 …

Axios reports: Donald Trump Jr. and George P. Bush had formed an unlikely alliance despite their fathers, Donald Trump and Jeb Bush, loathing each other — with Don Jr. backing George P. in his re-election campaign for Texas land commissioner, and even planning to headline a New York fundraiser for him on June 25. Two sources close to Don Jr. …

USA Today reports: Former Florida governor Jeb Bush warns that Republicans are in for a beating in the fall elections if congressional races focus on the rhetoric and character of President Trump. Bush lambasted Trump’s erratic leadership style, obsession with Twitter and “racist” comments that could cost Republicans control of Congress in November if they can’t distance themselves from the …

CNN reports: Jeb Bush just gave the political equivalent of an “I told you so” to President Donald Trump. “When I ran for office, I said he is a chaos candidate and would be a chaos president,” Bush said on Friday. “Unfortunately, so far chaos organizes the presidency right now,” he said, speaking at the annual SALT hedge fund conference, …

The New York Daily News reports: Republican Party boss Reince Priebus on Sunday threatened GOP lawmakers who had yet to endorse Donald Trump with the possibility that he would work to prevent them from seeking the presidency if they ran again in the future. “People who agreed to support the nominee, that took part in our process, they used tools …

The Hill recaps: Former Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush made a surprise appearance in the opening of the Emmys on Sunday. In an opening video at the award ceremony, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel jumps into a car on his way to the event to see Bush is his driver. “I’m in between jobs right now,” the former Florida governor tells …

Talking Points Memo reports: The first member of the Bush family has put his thumb on the scale for Donald Trump. Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, told state party activists on Saturday that they should hold their nose and get in line behind the Republican nominee. “From Team Bush, it’s a bitter …

In an opinion column published by the Washington Post, yesterday Jeb Bush blamed President Obama for the Republican Party’s relentless campaign to thwart the civil rights of LGBT Americans. From his piece: While he has no doubt tapped into the anxiety so prevalent in the United States today, I do not believe Donald Trump reflects the principles or inclusive legacy …

Talking Points Memo reports: During a campaign rally in Las Vegas on Saturday, Donald Trump accused former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) of helping an effort to keep Trump from securing the nomination at the Republican convention in July. “By the way, Jeb is working on the movement, just so you understand,” Trump said, according to The Hill. “Jeb is …

CNN reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of Donald Trump’s most outspoken Republican critics, says he will not vote for either Trump or Hillary Clinton for president this year. Graham says in a statement Friday he “cannot in good conscience support Donald Trump because I do not believe he is a reliable Republican conservative nor has he displayed the judgment and …

Politico reports: In a surprise announcement, Jeb Bush will endorse Ted Cruz on Wednesday as an antidote to the “divisiveness and vulgarity” of Donald Trump, providing a badly needed boost to the Texas senator – but it’s one that comes dangerously late in a game that Trump is dominating. Cruz, in New York City on Wednesday, planned to celebrate with …

The dynasty has died. After his terrible result in the South Carolina primary, Jeb Bush tonight suspended his campaign after blowing through a jillion dollars of his donors’ money. And then there were five. Kasich will surely hold on until Ohio and Dr. Stabby is consulting with whatever alien civilization has been advising him.

The polls have closed in South Carolina and the first results are starting to trickle in. Embedded below is a bootleg live-stream of CNN’s coverage. Watch along with us and weigh in.

From the article accompanying today’s front page: A flailing Jeb Bush brought out the big gun Tuesday to fire up his sinking presidential campaign — and it wasn’t his brother. The lone Republican presidential candidate to not own a firearm tweeted an image of one given to him Wednesday along with the single-word caption “America,” triggering a fusillade of mockery …

This afternoon Jeb Bush embarrassingly sucked up to the NRA by tweeting a photo of a handgun engraved with his name and an accompanying single word: “America.” Twitter is having a field day, as you see below.