Jeb Bush just called Donald Trump a 'jerk'

Donald Trump and Jeb Bush
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Gov. Jeb Bush (R-Fla.) isn't shy about his issues with Donald Trump. At a New Hampshire town hall Saturday, Bush took about as direct of a shot as possible at the billionaire real estate mogul.

"I gotta get this off my chest," CNN reports he said. "Donald Trump is a jerk. You cannot insult your way to the presidency," Bush said. "You can't disparage women, Hispanics, disabled people. Who is he kidding?"

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.