Trump accuses Jeb Bush of mounting convention coup
Source: The Hill
June 18, 2016, 03:06 pm
Donald Trump on Saturday accused Jeb Bush of mounting a convention coup against him, after reports that Republican delegates who don't personally support Trump are looking for ways to avoid voting for him this summer.
"By the way, Jeb is working on the movement, just so you understand," Trump said to supporters at a rally in Las Vegas. "Jeb is one of the people that's working and the other one should be obvious," he said, though he didn't elaborate further.
Earlier at the rally, however, Trump echoed the Republican National Committee and said the reports were a media hoax. "It's all made up by the press, folks. It's a hoax," Trump said. "This is a story who are they going to pick? I beat everybody. I beat the hell out of them."
Several reports this week indicated that at least 30 delegates hope to change party rules next month to take away delegates who are pledged to the presumptive nominee, but who may not personally support him.
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oberliner
(58,724 posts)When he says "the other one should be obvious" who does he mean?
OnDoutside
(19,970 posts)SamKnause
(13,110 posts)winstars
(4,220 posts)63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)Shown below on the right...
winstars
(4,220 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)about from the 1800's.
OldRedneck
(1,397 posts)Fistfights??? Hell, I'm expecting gunplay!!!!
italiangirl
(60 posts)is his brother, George W. Bush who is getting involved supposedly to support down-ticket candidates. Baloney, The fix is in for Jeb. It will e a Clinton/Bush ticket.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)spiderpig
(10,419 posts)Cayenne
(480 posts)tom_kelly
(962 posts)Oh, my. And the winner will be the one with the better programmers.
forest444
(5,902 posts)Trump should keep a very close eye on his bottled water.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)The paranoia, the backstabbing, secret plots, warring factions. What a beautiful sight.
montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)Everyone wins
Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,281 posts)He should take his meds. The paranoia is out of control.
hibbing
(10,109 posts)BuelahWitch
(9,083 posts)He'll come riding in on his wife's show horse to save the Constitution...
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)He's positioning himself behind the scenes. If it is Ryan, it will be a tough fight for Dems.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)tanyev
(42,610 posts)Jeb's campaign looked like he wanted to be doing anything else than running for president.
0rganism
(23,970 posts)you lied to me mr. trump!
christx30
(6,241 posts)If someone comes in and removes him at the convention, there will be hell toupee. How is some X factor going to have a 5 month campaign and have any shot whatsoever in November? I'm rooting for the Bush clan right now.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,036 posts)christx30
(6,241 posts)But it's a heck of a lot more than someone showing up at the last minute.
I really hope there is a coup against Trump at the convention. If the GOP wants to shoot itself in the foot like this, I'll eagerly grab my popcorn. Especially with Trump's ego. I can't picture anything more fun than the fit he's going to throw.
2naSalit
(86,775 posts)shoot itself in the head. They have already tied a noose around their neck and jumped up on the stool themselves with little coaxing... and the dumpster diver will be kicking the stool out from under them. They have waited too long to do anything that might save the party from it's trajectory over the edge of the abyss.
underpants
(182,877 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)That one gets one of my rare 3 Smiley Awards
christx30
(6,241 posts)Solly Mack
(90,785 posts)billhicks76
(5,082 posts)They get very nervous when he does that.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Extremely nervous
roamer65
(36,747 posts)It will be Bu$h vs Clinton as I told people a year ago.
There will be a considerable right wing protest vote whatever way this thing goes.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Koch money goes to senate/congress/local/state and profitable "prison reform", it's fox/rove cruz who will go after republican trumps perch.
LongTomH
(8,636 posts)If they try to remove Trump his supporters will have blood!!!!
Wibly
(613 posts)Bush has done this, then it is the first conscientious and noble thing a Bush has done since before WWII.