CNN
By Ashley Killough
July 6, 2015
Jeb
Bush said Donald Trump doesn't represent the views of most Republicans,
offering his most aggressive comments so far on the real estate titan
who's used inflammatory
language when talking about immigrants.
"This
is a guy who was a Democrat for most of the last decade. I don't think
he represents the Republican Party, and his views are way out of the
mainstream of what most
Republicans think," Bush told reporters after an Independence Day
parade in Merrimack, New Hampshire, according to The New York Times.
Calling
immigrants from Latin America "rapists," Trump has become a thorn in
the side of many Republicans, who are trying to appeal to a wider tent
of voters, including
Latinos.
Other GOP presidential contenders hammered Trump for those remarks on Sunday.
"I was offended by his remarks," former Texas Gov. Rick Perry said on ABC's "This Week."
"Listen,
Hispanics in America and Hispanics in Texas, from the Alamo to
Afghanistan, have been extraordinary people, citizens of our country and
of our state. They have
served nobly," he said. "And to paint with that broad a brush that
Donald Trump did is -- I mean he's going to have to defend those
remarks. I never will. And I will stand up and say that those are
offensive, which they were."
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee also split with Trump on CNN's "State of the Union."
Asked
about Donald Trump's controversial remarks about Mexicans, Huckabee
softened his stance, saying he would "never besmirch all the people who
come here."
He
said that if illegal immigrants "want to be part of the American dream"
and share the country's flag, culture and language, their motivations
are the same as early
immigrants to the country.
Bush,
whose wife is from Mexico, stated a week ago in Nevada that he simply
thought Trump was "wrong," adding that "maybe we will have a chance to
have an honest discussion
about it on a stage somewhere."
But
on Saturday, Bush talked at length about his presidential rival after a
week of continued pressure on Republicans -- including by other
Republicans -- to make more
forceful condemnations of Trump.
"Trump
is wrong on this," Bush said. "He's doing this. He's not a stupid guy.
Don't think he thinks every Mexican crossing the border is a rapist.
He's doing this to inflame
and incite and to draw attention, which seems to be his organizing
principle of his campaign."
Trump fired back Saturday.
"Today, Jeb Bush once again proves that he is out of touch with the American people," he said in a statement.
"...
He doesn't understand anything about the border or border security. In
fact, Jeb believes illegal immigrants who break our laws when they cross
our border come "out
of love."
He said he is "proud to be fighting for a strong and secure border," describing it as a crucial issue.
Trump
said Friday that the recent killing of a young woman in San Francisco
by a suspect who police say is an undocumented immigrant is further
proof of his argument.
Asked
about the slaying, Bush agreed that the border needs to be secure and
that anyone who commits a crime "should be deported," chiding what he
called "sanctuary cities
that encourage this."
Sticking
to his message about maintaining an optimistic tune, Bush said
Republicans will do best "when we're hopeful" rather than "angry all the
time."
"And this is an exaggerated form of that and there is no tolerance for that," he said, according to The New York Times.
Following
his presidential announcement last month, Trump saw a sharp boost in
his poll numbers and came in second place behind Bush according to the
latest CNN/ORC International
poll.
Bush
has been on the receiving end of sharp rhetoric from Trump, who's
criticized the former Florida governor for his positions on immigration
and Common Core.
"He
thinks people come over for love. I don't understand why he's in first
place," Trump told CNN's Don Lemon earlier this week. "Maybe it's the
Bush name. Last thing
we need is another Bush. But I will tell you, I'm a little surprised
he's in the position he's in."
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