Thread: Jeb Bush Says He Doesn’t Think Donald Trump Is a Christian

Jeb Bush Says He Doesn’t Think Donald Trump Is a Christian

By Candace Smith

Jan 26, 2016, 8:26 PM ET

In the wake of Donald Trump’s endorsement by evangelical leader and Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., Republican rival Jeb Bush had some strong words for the real estate mogul and his faith, calling him a “flip-flopper."

"Trump views all this not from a position of his faith, he views it all as politics. I think faith goes way beyond politics,” he said to reporters following his campaign rally.

When asked by reporters if Bush thinks that Trump is a Christian, he said that he doesn’t.

“No, I don’t know what he is," he said. "I don’t think he has the kind of relationship he says he has if he can’t explain it any way that shows he is serious about it.”

While Bush admitted that Falwell’s endorsement was good for Trump, he questioned how it came to be.

“For a guy who has stated he has never sought forgiveness, it’s hard to imagine how someone who is a strong believer would embrace that idea. There may be other reasons that Mr Falwell is supporting him,” Bush said.

Bush delivered the commencement address at Liberty University in May and lamented that he hadn’t garnered the endorsement.

Earlier in the day, Bush slammed Trump for changing his abortion views.

With the Iowa caucuses less than a week away, Bush and other candidates, including Sen. Ted Cruz, are increasingly attempting to paint a picture of Trump that could harm his support with evangelical voters, a crucial Republican voting bloc.

A CNN/ORC poll this morning showed that Trump has 39 percent of the support among white evangelicals.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jeb-b...ry?id=36536598

Who cares what Jeb Bush thinks anyway.

Unbelievable. This is what happens when you mix politics and religion. Steve King falsely accuses Donald Trump of paying bribes for endorsements because he's jealous Donald got some that King hoped his endorsee Cruz would get, but didn't. Jeb Bush falsely accuses Donald Trump of not being a Christian because Trump got Falwell's endorsement when Bush wanted it for himself.

Originally Posted by Judy

Unbelievable. This is what happens when you mix politics and religion. Steve King falsely accuses Donald Trump of paying bribes for endorsements because he's jealous Donald got some that King hoped his endorsee Cruz would get, but didn't. Jeb Bush falsely accuses Donald Trump of not being a Christian because Trump got Falwell's endorsement when Bush wanted it for himself.

In all fairness we don't know if these claims are false or not. However, I don't think it's wise to make such accusations without some evidence to substantiate the claim. Without proof it reflects negatively on the accuser (IMO).

Originally Posted by MW

In all fairness we don't know if these claims are false or not. However, I don't think it's wise to make such accusations without some evidence to substantiate the claim. Without proof it reflects negatively on the accuser (IMO).

In fairness, in our country everyone is innocent until proven guilty. Unless you have evidence to support such a claim, it's slander against both Trump and the person providing the endorsement.

What if we accused Cruz of buying King's endorsement? Is that how King knows these things go on? I've never heard of such a thing so why would King be hearing that these things go on in Iowa?

Originally Posted by Judy

In fairness, in our country everyone is innocent until proven guilty. Unless you have evidence to support such a claim, it's slander against both Trump and the person providing the endorsement.

What if we accused Cruz of buying King's endorsement? Is that how King knows these things go on? I've never heard of such a thing so why would King be hearing that these things go on in Iowa?

That's probably a question you should be asking King, not me.

Those were general questions, not posed to you any more than anyone else.

Jeb is just about out of the race and this is the best thing he can say. His donors must have buyers remorse real bad now.