Thread: Bobby Jindal Calls Trump An Unstable Narcissist

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Bobby Jindal Calls Trump An Unstable Narcissist

Politics
Sep 10 2015, 12:05 pm ET

by Andrew Rafferty

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is hoping that a blistering takedown of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump will help lift his struggling campaign out from the bottom of the crowded 2016 field.

Jindal called Trump "unstable," "a narcissist," "unserious," and "a carnival act" during remarks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

"I want to say what everyone is thinking about Donald Trump but is afraid to say," Jindal said before ripping into Trump.

"He is shallow, there is no substance. He doesn't know anything about policy, he has no idea what he is talking about. He makes it up on the fly," Jindal said.

Along with the speech, Jindal's campaign released two web videos mocking Trump. One is a mashup of all the things Trump has said he loves throughout the campaign, ending with an "Anchorman" clip of absentminded weatherman Brick Tamland saying "I love lamp." The other compares Trump's promises of winning to actor Charlie Sheen during the notoriously outrageous interviews the actor did in 2011.

GOP candidates who have gone after Trump, like Lindsey Graham and Rick Perry, have so far not been rewarded in the polls. A CNN/ORC Poll released Thursday found that the real estate mogul continues to hold a commanding lead in the national GOP race, garnering support from 32 percent of Republicans.
""He is an unserious, unstable, narcissistic egomaniac.""

Jindal, along with Graham, were at one percent in the poll. Perry polled below one percent.

Throughout the campaign, Trump has fired back with force at those who have gone after him on the campaign trail, regardless of their current standing in the race. He gave out Graham's cell phone number during an event in July, and tweeted that Perry "should be forced to take an IQ test before being allowed to enter the GOP debate."

And Trump's most frequent target has been Jeb Bush, who he has attacked on a daily basis since the start of his campaign.

Last week, Trump said he hopes surging GOP rival Ben Carson will attack him at soon "because I love to counter-punch." He has since engaged in a feud with the former neurosurgeon that he says Carson started.

Jindal can likely expect a similar response for his comments, which were among the strongest of any candidate who has taken on the former reality TV star.

"I think the Donald Trump show has been entertaining. I've enjoyed him as a reality TV show star, but just because a lot of people like watching Kim Kardashian, we wouldn't put her in the White House either," Jindal said. "He is an unserious, unstable, narcissistic egomaniac...Let's make America great again, it starts by firing Donald Trump."

Really, Bobby? This is why 71% of Republicans and Republican leaning voters support Trump for his policies?

Oh, Bobby, you have ruined your political career in the Republican Party. You sit there not even registering 1% of the vote in polls and you think coming out against Trump, who is winning the Republican Vote and winning the General Election, and you want to call him a narcissistic egomaniac with a carnival act?

Really?

You know who we can't trust? We can't trust you, Bobby Jindal.

And he would not answer Wolf Blitzer's question on supporting Trump if he wins the nomination, which means he's already violating the RNC pledge, so how can you trust Bobby Jindal when he won't even honor a pledge the RNC requires?

Not a smart move imo. Looking forward to hearing what Trump will say about Jindal's comments.