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18th December 2015, 06:22 AM
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Jeb Refuses To Back Trump Over Clinton In CNN Interview
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BLAKE NEFF
Reporter
10:11 PM 12/17/2015
Donald Trump (L) talks with fellow candidate and former Jeb Bush during a commercial break at the first official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign in Cleveland, Ohio, August 6, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Donald Trump (L) talks with fellow candidate and former Jeb Bush during a commercial break at the first official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign in Cleveland, Ohio, August 6, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder ∧
Jeb Bush refused to answer a question over whether he’d support Donald Trump against Hillary Clinton for the presidency in an appearance on CNN Thursday night, lending further support to claims he is backing out of a pledge to back the final GOP nominee.
“Would Trump make a better president than Hillary Clinton?” CNN host John Berman asked the Republican presidential candidate during an interview on Anderson Cooper 360. Instead of answering, Bush became evasive, attacking Clinton without actually comparing the two.
“I don’t think Hillary Clinton’s gonna be elected president of the United States,” Bush said. “She’s not trustworthy and her proposals aren’t much better.”
Berman hammered the question home, asking again whether Trump would be a better president than Clinton. But Bush didn’t take the bait.
“No, I’ve learned not to answer questions,” he said. “That’s one of the things you do now in political discourse. You answer what you want to say.”
The remarks come two days after a heated clash between Bush and Trump at Tuesday night’s Republican foreign policy debate, where Bush slammed Trump as a “chaos candidate,” and Trump mocked Bush’s toughness and weak performances in the polls. Bush’s non-answer also came the same day a senior aide admitted the candidate has looked into backing out of a pledge Bush made to back the eventual Republican nominee.
Trump has also pledged to back the GOP nominee and not make a third-party run for the presidency, but he may renege on the deal if other candidates do the same. If Trump chooses to run as a third-party candidate, it could doom the Republican candidate in 2016. Three-way polls have shown a third-party Trump run attracting significant support, which could lead to a Democratic win.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2015/12/17/jeb-refuses-to-back-trump-over-clinton-in-cnn-interview/#ixzz3ugKev3FF
Trump responded to the Bush scuttlebutt late Wednesday in a statement emailed to the Washington Post:
“I really don’t want Jeb’s endorsement because he is a low energy person and he does not represent strength, power and stamina, which are qualities our country desperately needs. But if he does not endorse and support me as the nominee, legally he cannot be on the ballot in many states so that would be the end of his candidacy – but that doesn’t matter because he is not going to win anyway. While everyone said I beat him last night, I was only responding to his desperate attempt to stay relevant by attacking me. Everybody said I won the debate last night including all eleven polls attached. Additionally, I have a 27-point lead in the Monmouth poll, and the just out Morning Consult poll shows me leading with 40%. Also, the highly respected Public Policy poll out yesterday shows me leading in Iowa with 28%. Jeb is only doing this because I committed to run as a Republican last night – so dishonorable.”
Is Jeb Bush secretly preparing to support the presidential candidacy of Hillary Clinton if Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination?
According to a report in Politico, Bush may go rogue and issue a public statement announcing his refusal to back the GOP front-runner if Trump is the eventual nominee.
According to two sources close to the Bush campaign, senior aides are now examining whether such a statement by Bush would disqualify him from certain state primary ballots, some of which demand candidates sign a loyalty pledge declaring that they will support the eventual Republican Party nominee, reports Politico.
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/report-jeb-threatens-to-back-hillary/#t6miVb1U4RvOOLKi.99
Jeb Refuses To Back Trump Over Clinton In CNN Interview
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BLAKE NEFF
Reporter
10:11 PM 12/17/2015
Donald Trump (L) talks with fellow candidate and former Jeb Bush during a commercial break at the first official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign in Cleveland, Ohio, August 6, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Donald Trump (L) talks with fellow candidate and former Jeb Bush during a commercial break at the first official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign in Cleveland, Ohio, August 6, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder ∧
Jeb Bush refused to answer a question over whether he’d support Donald Trump against Hillary Clinton for the presidency in an appearance on CNN Thursday night, lending further support to claims he is backing out of a pledge to back the final GOP nominee.
“Would Trump make a better president than Hillary Clinton?” CNN host John Berman asked the Republican presidential candidate during an interview on Anderson Cooper 360. Instead of answering, Bush became evasive, attacking Clinton without actually comparing the two.
“I don’t think Hillary Clinton’s gonna be elected president of the United States,” Bush said. “She’s not trustworthy and her proposals aren’t much better.”
Berman hammered the question home, asking again whether Trump would be a better president than Clinton. But Bush didn’t take the bait.
“No, I’ve learned not to answer questions,” he said. “That’s one of the things you do now in political discourse. You answer what you want to say.”
The remarks come two days after a heated clash between Bush and Trump at Tuesday night’s Republican foreign policy debate, where Bush slammed Trump as a “chaos candidate,” and Trump mocked Bush’s toughness and weak performances in the polls. Bush’s non-answer also came the same day a senior aide admitted the candidate has looked into backing out of a pledge Bush made to back the eventual Republican nominee.
Trump has also pledged to back the GOP nominee and not make a third-party run for the presidency, but he may renege on the deal if other candidates do the same. If Trump chooses to run as a third-party candidate, it could doom the Republican candidate in 2016. Three-way polls have shown a third-party Trump run attracting significant support, which could lead to a Democratic win.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2015/12/17/jeb-refuses-to-back-trump-over-clinton-in-cnn-interview/#ixzz3ugKev3FF
Trump responded to the Bush scuttlebutt late Wednesday in a statement emailed to the Washington Post:
“I really don’t want Jeb’s endorsement because he is a low energy person and he does not represent strength, power and stamina, which are qualities our country desperately needs. But if he does not endorse and support me as the nominee, legally he cannot be on the ballot in many states so that would be the end of his candidacy – but that doesn’t matter because he is not going to win anyway. While everyone said I beat him last night, I was only responding to his desperate attempt to stay relevant by attacking me. Everybody said I won the debate last night including all eleven polls attached. Additionally, I have a 27-point lead in the Monmouth poll, and the just out Morning Consult poll shows me leading with 40%. Also, the highly respected Public Policy poll out yesterday shows me leading in Iowa with 28%. Jeb is only doing this because I committed to run as a Republican last night – so dishonorable.”
Is Jeb Bush secretly preparing to support the presidential candidacy of Hillary Clinton if Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination?
According to a report in Politico, Bush may go rogue and issue a public statement announcing his refusal to back the GOP front-runner if Trump is the eventual nominee.
According to two sources close to the Bush campaign, senior aides are now examining whether such a statement by Bush would disqualify him from certain state primary ballots, some of which demand candidates sign a loyalty pledge declaring that they will support the eventual Republican Party nominee, reports Politico.
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/report-jeb-threatens-to-back-hillary/#t6miVb1U4RvOOLKi.99