Donald Trump on Friday mocked Jeb Bush, reviving his description of the former Florida governor as “low energy” after Bush said he wouldn’t vote for Trump this fall.
“I won’t talk about Jeb Bush. I will not say he’s low energy. I will not say it,” Trump feigned during a rally in Omaha, Neb., shortly after Bush issued a statement saying he wouldn’t support Trump.
{mosads}”I’m not surprised with the Bush family,” Trump remarked later, alluding to Bush and other members of his family saying they wouldn’t support the controversial businessman.
“Jeb, we hit hard. But what people don’t say is that he hit me hard,” Trump added later, mentioning millions of dollars in attack ads aimed at himself during the primary season.
Bush became the latest Republican in a statement posted to Facebook to say he wouldn’t vote for Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton in November, instead focusing on supporting down-ballot Republicans.
Trump used his rally to continue to mock Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who dropped out of the GOP race in December, for earlier Friday saying he “cannot in good conscience” vote for Trump in the November.
“I do not believe he is a reliable Republican conservative nor has he displayed the judgment and temperament to serve as commander in chief,” Graham said in a statement.
Describing Graham as “nasty,” Trump mocked the South Carolina senator for throwing his support behind other candidates like Bush and Marco Rubio after dropping out of the race.
“He’s like bad luck, as soon as he endorses someone they drop out,” Trump said.