GOP front-runner Donald Trump on Wednesday evening during the 2nd GOP Presidential debate said former President George W. Bush was to blame for the election of Barack Obama, during a heated exchange with the ex-president’s brother, Jeb Bush.
“Your brother is the one who gave us Barack Obama” – @realDonaldTrump to @JebBush: http://t.co/kKNLcRHT8u #GOPDebate pic.twitter.com/qkix9BOkZO
— VICE News (@vicenews) September 17, 2015
The comments came amid an extended debate with the former Florida governor over the merits of the war in Iraq. Bush has been in the hot seat before over his brother’s policies, by refusing to say that the invasion was a mistake. He again defended the decision to send troops into Iraq on Wednesday. Trump is completely correct – Obama would not have been president if it wasn’t for the overreach of Bush and the neocons. And now look where it is has gotten us….
“One thing about my brother, he kept us safe,” Bush claimed. “I don’t know if you remember.”
Check out what some of the social media world had to say about the exchange
He didn’t say Bush didn’t keep us safe. He said Bush gave us Barack Obama. And he’s right. Rove and Bush gave us O. https://t.co/HlUJH5N24g — Connie Hair (@ConnieHair) September 17, 2015
Trump to Bush: “Your brother gave us Barack Obama.” He pulled out the Daisy-cutter…
— Eric Metaxas (@ericmetaxas) September 17, 2015
Trump to Jeb – ur brother gave us Barack Obama b/c he was such a disaster even Lincoln couldn’t have been elected #CNNDebate — Kira Ayn Davis (@RealKiraDavis) September 17, 2015
#GOPDebate Trump to Jeb Bush: Your brother gave us Barack Obama. lololololololol @realDonaldTrump
— Cameron Taliesin (@CameronTaliesin) September 17, 2015
#GOPDebate DONALD TRUMP to JEB BUSH “Your brother and his administration gave us Barack Obama because it was such a disaster” — Jonathon Hall (@jon_hall79) September 17, 2015
@realDonaldTrump “Your brother’s administration gave us Barack Obama.” #GOPdebate #yaaaas #truthbomb
— Tianna Winters (@tfiend138) September 17, 2015
@AABerd “Your brother’s administration gave us Barack Obama.” Wow! “Abraham Lincoln couldn’t have won.” — MelG (@melsgre) September 17, 2015
Watch the exchange between Bush and Trump here:
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