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Jeb Bush weighs in on Trump’s Puerto Rico tweets: ‘Incredibly disheartening’
The Hill ^ | 09/13/18 | Megan Keller

Posted on 09/13/2018 6:19:12 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

Jeb Bush criticized President Trump's controversial tweets about the death toll in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.

"Incredibly disheartening comments from our President," Bush tweeted Thursday.

Trump beat the former Florida governor for the Republican nomination for president in 2016.

Trump sparked controversy earlier Thursday when he tweeted that the estimated 3,000 death toll was intentionally inflated by Democrats.

The 3,000 approximation comes from a George Washington University study that tried to total how many "excess deaths" occurred because of Hurricane Maria and would not have happened in the absence of the cyclone.

Those involved with the study have emphasized that the 3,00 estimate(!) is not a conclusive number and further work should be done.

"Among all the deaths that occurred, which of them were related to Maria, which of them would not have occurred if it hadn't been for the storm? We're not able to say that now," the dean of GW's Milken Institute School of Public Health, Lynn Goldman, told CNN late last month.

The president has not brought forward any evidence for his claim Democrats falsified the number.

Trump has been roundly criticized for his tweets on the left and the right, even among some of his most staunch defenders.

Still, the White House defended the president's statements Thursday.

"President Trump was responding to the liberal media and the San Juan Mayor who sadly have tried to exploit the devastation by pushing out a constant stream of misinformation and false accusations," White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said in a statement Thursday to CNN.


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Florida
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To: yesthatjallen

This past weekend, obama gave speeches, which were covered and carried on TV. Never has he lied so much, over so important things, with such ease! And the media has said NOTHING about the heavy, in-your-face, obvious, twisted mind of the past president who did that with all the earnestness he owns on his face, lie after lie... provable ... the media never flinched... they gave him the sweetheart pass they give to the evil side of our country. And they are not the ememy of the people out here who see this every day!


121 posted on 09/14/2018 4:52:48 AM PDT by frnewsjunkie
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To: yesthatjallen

I don’t consider a heart diseased person’s heart attack death during a hurricane to be a hurricane death any more than I consider it a wedding caused death if it happens during a wedding.


122 posted on 09/14/2018 5:03:48 AM PDT by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory.)
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To: Pelham

I think the Bushes consider the ex-Presidency to be an exclusive club, deserving of respect. They have proven that it is NOT deserving of respect.


123 posted on 09/14/2018 5:28:39 AM PDT by Savage Beast (THE TRUMP REVOLUTION IS LA RÉSISTANCE! VIVE LA RÉSISTANCE! WE SHALL OVERCOME!)
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To: yesthatjallen

Way to keep smokin’ them out, Mr. President.


124 posted on 09/14/2018 5:48:57 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: yesthatjallen

Jeb Bush? Is he sill around?


125 posted on 09/14/2018 6:01:59 AM PDT by KosmicKitty (Opportunities multiply as they are seized.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Jeb! mustered up enough energy to say something stupid. Not surprised he is hateful, but surprised he had the energy.


126 posted on 09/14/2018 6:03:35 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: yesthatjallen

Somebody please stick a pacifier in his mouth and rock him back to sleep.


127 posted on 09/14/2018 6:31:18 AM PDT by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: Hardastarboard

Imagine if Prescott Bush had been an official Democrat. Look what we could have been spared.


128 posted on 09/14/2018 6:56:33 AM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

lol


129 posted on 09/14/2018 7:07:25 AM PDT by stilloftyhenight ("Victorious warriors win first, thenSes go to war." Sun Tzu)
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To: yesthatjallen

130 posted on 09/14/2018 7:17:14 AM PDT by JPG (MAGA)
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To: yesthatjallen

One could say the hurricane itself, directly resulted in 13 deaths, but the failure of local gov’t to provide care and relief to its citizens in the wake of the hurricane resulted in almost 3000 deaths.


131 posted on 09/14/2018 7:41:37 AM PDT by nikos1121 (Trump w/ Cabinet to the press:"You're free to stay or to go, as I believe in a free press." lol)
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To: yesthatjallen

Everyone who died from a heart attack in the year after the hurricane was ‘counted’ because of stress?


132 posted on 09/14/2018 7:46:57 AM PDT by GOPJ (Deep State power peaked during the McCain funeral - it's down from here on out.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Go Away Jeb!


133 posted on 09/14/2018 10:44:11 AM PDT by Kitty Mittens (To God Be All Excellent Praise!)
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To: yesthatjallen; chris37; Reno89519; Williams; Extremely Extreme Extremist; madison10; Fungi; ...

‘This is Hialeah!’ Taco Bell employee refuses to help client who doesn’t speak Spanish

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/hialeah/article218395910.html


Jeb Bush needs to look into this... this Taco Bell is within miles of where Jeb lives:


134 posted on 09/14/2018 12:49:19 PM PDT by GOPJ (Deep State power peaked during the McCain funeral - it's down from here on out.)
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To: Reno89519

The lib concocted 3,000 number is being reported by 99% of the media as gospel. Even Fox. They’re as bad as any other liberal channel. The 3,000 figure is absolutely bogus and yesterday Lou Dobbs and Rush Limbaugh shredded it. It is FAKE NEWs. It’s just another attempt to make Trump look like an uncaring idiot. I suggest only watching Lou Dobbs on Fox News.He is 1000% pro Trump and calls out the haters daily. Ignore the other shows.


135 posted on 09/14/2018 1:18:43 PM PDT by NKP_Vet ("Man without God descends into madness")
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To: yesthatjallen

Yes, so a STUDY somewhere in Washington DC determines how many dead is superior to an ACTUAL body count. This is not the third world. I doubt the final will be that high.

Jeb is just doing the bidding of Bill Kristol and the Bush Leaguers.


136 posted on 09/14/2018 2:38:20 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: Elsie
Or is it CAtholic culture?

It shouldn’t be TOO hard to compile a list of predominately Catholic countries to see.

See the Wikipedia's sortable table. By percentage Catholic, the top ten countries with population over 10 million are Poland, Italy, the Philippines, Portugal, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, and Spain. Poland is 85.8% Catholic, and Spain 69.6%.

Those countries are not exactly stand-outs for economic growth and prosperity. But it is hard to see a specific Catholic reason for why.

What seems to be important in a culture conducive to economic growth is:

You need an atmosphere of trust, where strangers feel free to make deals to create enterprises, confident that they will be free to enjoy the returns of their investment.

It is no accident that the industrial revolution occurred in Great Britain, home of the Magna Carta. Nor is it an accident that the United States, inheriting the British tradition, became the world's number one nation.

137 posted on 09/15/2018 12:31:37 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: NKP_Vet
The lib concocted 3,000 number is being reported by 99% of the media as gospel.

Fake Gospel


True Gospel: Choice kills MORE than 3,000 Future American Citizens EVERY DAY in the USA!!

http://www.numberofabortions.com/

138 posted on 09/15/2018 4:39:27 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: NKP_Vet
I suggest only watching Lou Dobbs on Fox News. He is 1000% pro Trump and calls out the haters daily. Ignore the other shows.

That has been what my wife and I have been doing. I just do not have the patience to watch the anti-Trump infotainment nonsense provided by most of the rest of the media.

As far as the Yebster… Over 90% of Republicans love and support the Trump presidency, but an even higher number than that, are now repulsed by the Bush family. I almost feel bad for Barbara and HW living long enough to see their dynasty crash and burn the way that it has. We have President Donald Trump to thank for shining a light on the clan's true nature.

139 posted on 09/15/2018 5:32:04 AM PDT by fireman15
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To: yesthatjallen
Poor Jeb...he'll never,never,*ever* be President! Just keep your memories of your visits to the WH,Jeb...because that's *all” you have left!
140 posted on 09/15/2018 5:16:19 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (I've Never Owned Slaves...You've Never Picked Cotton.End Of "Discussion".)
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