Donald Trump and Jeb Bush are locked in mutual antipathy over the question of immigration. Their sparring stems from Trump’s remarks at his June 16 presidential announcement about the kinds of people who come to America from Mexico.
“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best,” Trump said. “They’re sending people that have lots of problems ... they’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” Trump has since stood by those remarks even as companies from NBC to NASCAR have cut their business ties with the real estate tycoon. Friday, Trump pointed to the death of a San Francisco woman, Kate Steinle, the victim of a random shooting by an undocumented worker, as proof of his claim.
Bush, several weeks after Trump’s original remarks, joined a chorus of GOP voices distancing themselves from Trump. The former Florida governor said Trump’s remarks were “extraordinarily ugly” and “not reflective of the Republican Party.” Bush also speculated about Trump’s motives. “He’s doing this to inflame and incite and to draw attention, which seems to be the organizing principle of his campaign.”
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