Jeb Bush is still bitter about being shushed by Donald Trump

Jeb has his feelings hurt by Trump...again.
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When former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-Fla.) took down Donald Trump in a heated exchange over eminent domain during Saturday night's debate in New Hampshire, Trump literally shushed him in retaliation.

On Monday morning, Bush broke down the incident on Fox & Friends. Should Trump win the Republican Party's nomination, the hosts asked Bush to imagine the billionaire shushing potential Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

"You think he's gonna shush Hillary Clinton?" Bush said. "I mean, c'mon. He would lose."

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Bush, who hasn't fared well in the race thus far, is still betting his "slow and steady" philosophy will win out over Trump.

"You can't say the things he says. You can't disparage people. You can't divide the nation and expect to win," Bush said. "This is a reality TV show for him. He views it as a form of entertainment, I think."

Watch Bush's full interview here.

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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.