Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is fighting back against Donald Trump’s criticism of his brother George W. Bush’s handling of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Trump took aim at the former president first in an interview published on Friday noting, “the World Trade Center came down during his time [in office].”
“He was president, OK?” Trump told Bloomberg. “Blame him, or don’t blame him, but he was president. The World Trade Center came down during his reign.”
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Bush responded on Twitter Friday afternoon and called the criticism “pathetic.”
How pathetic for @realdonaldtrump to criticize the president for 9/11. We were attacked & my brother kept us safe.
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) October 16, 2015
Bush and Trump are jockeying for supremacy in the Republican Party as the next presidential debate approaches. Trump remained number one in the Washington Examiner‘s most recent power rankings and continues his lead in several national surveys regarding the GOP presidential field.
