Donald Trump slammed Jeb Bush Monday, arguing he is a “desperate person” who is “sad” and “pathetic” and is “just not a man.”
Trump told Wolf Blitzer on CNN, “Jeb is having some kind of breakdown, I think. Look, he’s an embarrassment to his family. He has to bring his mother out and walk his mother around at 90 years old.” (VIDEO: Jeb: Trump Is ‘Just A Real Estate Guy’ Who’s A ‘Loser’)
Bush’s tweeted Monday, “@realDonaldTrump you aren’t just a loser, you are a liar and a whiner. [crscore]John McCain[/crscore] is a hero. Over and out.”
Trump said, “Well, he’s a desperate person, Wolf. He’s a desperate person. He’s a sad, and he’s a pathetic person. He doesn’t even use his last name in his ads.” (VIDEO: Watch Jeb Bush Squirm Through Almost A Minute Of Trump’s Insults)
.@realDonaldTrump, you aren’t just a loser, you are a liar and a whiner. John McCain is a hero. Over and out.
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) February 8, 2016
Trump argued that Bush is “a sad person who has gone absolutely crazy. I mean, this guy is a, he’s a nervous wreck. I’ve never seen anything like it. And he’s saying things like that. I get along very well with John McCain. You know, I was on John McCain’s committee for his election to try and help him get elected. Didn’t work out for him, but that’s OK. … John McCain, he’s fine. I like John McCain.”
“I know he says that I called John McCain all sorts of names. I call everybody names. Actually, the person I called the names is Jeb, because Jeb is in favor of Common Core. In other words, your children have to be taken care of from Washington. He’s weak on immigration. Remember he said, ‘They come as an act of love'”
Looking at his notes for his next criticism of Bush, Trump said, “The Texas stadium, when he talks about the taking of land. Well, they used — the Bush family used the taking of land privately, eminent domain on Texas stadium. So you look at this kind of stuff — it’s absolutely amazing.” (VIDEO: Audience Boos Trump For Launching Attack On Jeb)
“And on top of it, Wolf, he spent over $100 million, and he’s a failed candidate, I mean, he’s a laughingstock,” Trump argued.
Blitzer then asked Trump to comment about being called a “loser … a liar and a whiner.”
Trump shot back, “No, I’m not a whiner. I get things done. You know, I get things done. Look, Jeb is the kind of a guy, if he weren’t in government, nobody would give him a job. Couldn’t get a job. You look at what he says, I mean he lies so much. I’m very strong on Second Amendment. You know that. You’ve heard my speeches. I’m very strong on low taxes. I’ve got a huge tax cut for everybody. He says I want to raise taxes on everybody. I mean, you know, how do you do that? A guy goes out and says he wants to raise taxes. (VIDEO: Trump: Jeb’s ‘A Stiff Who You Wouldn’t Hire In Private Enterprise’)
“The guy is, you know, he’s got a failed campaign,” Trump said. “He’s a nervous wreck. He’s probably going to be the last of the governors, I would say. Certainly he’s the least talented of the governors. And you know, he’s done poorly in the debates over the period of time. And what he does is he goes around saying I’m the only one to have courage to go after Trump.’ “What courage is it?,” Trump rhetorically wondered. “He says nasty things. I always put him down on the dais, and he goes away like a little sheep. You know, the guy is just not a man. He shouldn’t be — he should speak much more positively.”
Later, Trump said, “So Jeb is having some kind of breakdown, I think. Look, he’s an embarrassment to his family. He has to bring his mother out and walk his mother around at 90 years old. I think it’s a very sad situation that’s taking place. But he lies. And then I hear him, Wolf, I hear him saying that [crscore]Marco Rubio[/crscore], ‘he’s my friend, he’s my friend.’ Why does he say he’s a friend? They’re not friends. He hates Marco Rubio so much, he can’t stand the sight of him because, frankly, Marco Rubio said he’s better than Jeb. He probably is, by the way.”
But Rubio “violated the relationship. But why would Jeb go and say ‘He’s my friend’? You know that’s not true. That’s called political speak,” Trump said. “And you make a living off political speak. But that’s called political speak. ‘He’s my friend.’ He shouldn’t say he’s my friend because it’s a lie. Just like the things that she says about me are a lie.”