Bush upbraids Trump at New Hampshire Republican forum

The real estate tycoon has relentlessly mocked Bush’s son on the campaign trail as a “low-energy” person while ridiculing his poor performance in the polls.

“Donald Trump gave money to the Clintons”, Bush said in his remarks Saturday. Take that, Donald! Heilemann said he would like to see the Bush campaign “unleash” Barbara on Trump, saying she “might be the one best able to stand up to him”.

Right to Rise has spent almost $60 million so far to sell a third Bush presidency to the Republican party, but in an election cycle dominated by populist anger, there’s been little interest from the conservative base.

“I think he’ll be a great president”, she concludes in the ad titled “A Message from Barbara Bush”.

Donald Trump’s rivals have to echo his anti-establishment fervor – but with a dose of tact and without the brash antics – if they hope to dethrone the Republican front-runner in New Hampshire, according to GOP insiders at yesterday’s Granite State presidential forum. John McCain, R-Ariz., was not a war hero “because he was captured”. Other than that, she remained supportive by sending out fundraising letters, appearing at donor retreats and attending Jeb Bush’s announcement speech last summer.

A New York Times report on Thursday indicated that George W. could start publicly campaigning for his brother ahead of the SC primary due on February 20.

Bush touted his record on the Second Amendment, and said he got an A-plus rating from the NRA while serving as Florida’s governor. I would love the competition.

Barbara Bush has never doubted that her son could make a great president. Once seen as the likely Republican nominee, Bush has taken quite the fall from first place. While the war in Afghanistan was widely viewed as retaliation for the September 11th attacks, the 2003 U.S.-led war in Iraq received widespread condemnation as it aimed to destroy weapons of mass destruction that were never found.

All of them have expressed their disdain for the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran, vowing to reverse it if they win the White House. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul pushed criminal justice reform and the dangers of the national debt.

The GOP summit, which doubles as a major fundraiser for the state party, gives local Republicans a good chance to hear the candidates and compare their positions, said Jennifer Horn, chairman of the state GOP.

“I think Rubio could surprise us”, she said, shortly after Rubio wrapped.

“The Bushes are a competitive lot”, said Sullivan, who ran a PAC backing Rick Perry’s short-lived 2016 presidential bid before jumping to Jeb Bush’s campaign in September.