Donald Trump just can't seem to learn his lesson. Just last week, the Republican presidential candidate and business mogul landed himself in a heap of trouble for making racist comments about Hispanic-Americans, which cost him contracts with Macy's, Univision, and NBC. But Trump seems to be having a tough time containing himself, tweeting Monday that Jeb Bush likes "Mexican illegals because of his wife." Bush's wife, Columba, was born in Mexico.
Trump seemingly tried to correct his political incorrectness, eventually deleting the offending tweet, but it was too little, too late. The tweet remained up for a total of 24 hours, according to screenshots captured by The Wrap.
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