When Jeb Bush was asked in an interview to name a few things he liked about fellow Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, he had a tough time — and, after a few minutes of thought, he came up with some arguably backhanded compliments.
"I admire the fact that he's politically incorrect. I think we're a little too uptight as a nation," Bush said in a Friday interview on CBS This Morning. The second thing Bush says he "admires" about Trump is "the fact that he doesn't feel embarrassed about his wealth."
He then sat there stumped for a few moments, murmuring, "I'm running out of things..." He finally came up with a third compliment to round out the list: Trump's "great family."
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Watch Bush's full interview on CBS This Morning here.