Trump accuses Jeb Bush of mounting convention coup

[DonViejo]

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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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/284010-trump-responds-to-convention-coup-its-illegal

[oberliner]

1. Who is 'the other one' ?

When he says "the other one should be obvious" who does he mean?

[OnDoutside]

2. One would think, Romney

[SamKnause]

3. Cruz, maybe ???

[winstars]

4. Maybe he meant to say "THAT ONE" LOL!!!

[63splitwindow]

6. Probably not the chubby guy from New Jersey...

Shown below on the right...

[winstars]

5. Can a person buy popcorn futures? Because we are gonna run out soon and then $$$....

[PoliticAverse]

7. I wonder if they'll be some good fistfights at the Republican convention, like something you'd read

about from the 1800's.

[OldRedneck]

9. Fistfights???

Fistfights??? Hell, I'm expecting gunplay!!!!

[italiangirl]

8. The other one

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]

10. You think that's still likely after Jeb's amazing primary campaign? n/t

[spiderpig]

18. Please clap.

[Cayenne]

41. Low Energy

[tom_kelly]

21. Clinton/Bush ...

Oh, my. And the winner will be the one with the better programmers.

[laserhaas]

31. Ahem

[forest444]

11. Given the Bushes' history, I don't doubt it.

Trump should keep a very close eye on his bottled water.

[laserhaas]

32. Now that's paranoia

[Doctor Jack]

12. Let's just all sit back and enjoy the civil war going on in the party

The paranoia, the backstabbing, secret plots, warring factions. What a beautiful sight.

[montana_hazeleyes]

29. And that's just the trump supporters....

[Doctor Jack]

30. Promise them free dental work if they don't riot

Everyone wins

[Helen Borg]

13. Is the superdelegate vote anonymous?

[bucolic_frolic]

14. You know who's a media hoax?

He should take his meds. The paranoia is out of control.

[hibbing]

15. Please clap n/t

[BuelahWitch]

16. I still think it's going to be the Mittster

He'll come riding in on his wife's show horse to save the Constitution...

[Liberal_in_LA]

25. I think it will be Rubio

[QED]

28. Ryan

He's positioning himself behind the scenes. If it is Ryan, it will be a tough fight for Dems.

[laserhaas]

33. Romney's guy just became Chairman of Rules Committee

https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/06/18/romney-ally-named-convention-rules-committee-chair/

[tanyev]

17. Then Ma Bush must be the ringleader.

Jeb's campaign looked like he wanted to be doing anything else than running for president.

[0rganism]

19. what? i guess Jeb wasn't too low energy for political shit after all

you lied to me mr. trump!

[christx30]

20. Trump has been building his campain for over a year.

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]

23. Campaign? What campaign? He's been winging it a year. Now he's begging $100K "emergency" funds. . nt

[christx30]

27. I know campaign is a generous term.

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]

39. More like

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]

26. Well done

hell toupee

[laserhaas]

34. Ha Ha..."hell toupee"

That one gets one of my rare 3 Smiley Awards

[christx30]

36. Orange you glad he doesn't stand a chance? N/t

[Solly Mack]

22. Delicious

[billhicks76]

24. He Should Bring Up Bush and 911 More

They get very nervous when he does that.

[laserhaas]

35. Yup

Extremely nervous

[roamer65]

37. I predict Jeb Bu$h will be the Rethug selection.

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]

38. Jeb! is to busy, he sits on the board for RW, NEW private for profit "prison reform" scam.

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]

40. The GOP convention will be the Red Wedding

If they try to remove Trump his supporters will have blood!!!!

[Wibly]

42. If it is true

Bush has done this, then it is the first conscientious and noble thing a Bush has done since before WWII.