Jeb to Trump on His Fla. Record: ‘We Didn’t Go Bankrupt Like Trump and Call it Success’

DICKERSON: "How about you respond and you can answer the question I’ll ask."
>> Sounds like a good plan or you could ask me two questions so I will get two questions.
DICKERSON: "If we adjudicate this the night will be over. In 2012 you said your father and Ronald Reagan would have a hard time based on their records of trying to find accommodation and finding some degree of common ground. Do you still feel that way?"
BUSH: "I think the dysfunction in Washington is really dangerous and we need a proven leader that has a record of solving problems, someone who doesn’t cut and rup. Someone who will be a commander in chief to unite our country, someone who doesn’t disparage people or brags he’s been bankrupt four times and it was great because he could use the legal system."
TRUMP: "Let me respond. That’s another lie. I never went bankrupt! That’s another lie. This guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about."
BUSH: "We need someone with a proven record to be able to forge consensus to solve problems. And right now, both Republicans and Democrats in Washington don’t get it. People are struggling. 63% of Americans can’t make a $500 car payment. Most Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. And we need someone with a proven record of growing the economy, reforming the things that are broken and I’m that person.
DICKERSON: "Mr. Trump, you can respond."
TRUMP: "Jeb goes around saying just like the biggest business leaders in this country I’ve used the laws of the land to chapter— I bought a company, I threw it immediately into a chapter, I made a great deal. I uses the laws to my benefit because I run a company. Excuse me, Jeb! I never went bankrupt, never. But you don’t want to say that. Let me just say, I’ve used it just like the biggest leaders in the country. Let me tell you something, Florida. Flrkd he put so much debt on floridaue know, we keep saying he’s a wonderful governor, wonderful governor— he put so much debt on Florida, and he increased spending so much that as soon as he got out of office, Florida crashed. I happened to be there. It’s my second home. Florida crashed. He didn’t coa good job as governor."
BUSH: "Here we go."
TRUMP: "Excuse me, you haven’t heard that. You listen to the good record in Florida. You take a look at what happened as soon as that year ended he got out ( bell ) Florida crashed. Too much debt. He loaded it up with debt, and his spending went through the Ruth."
DICKERSON: "John, please, the bells are ringing, sir."
TRUMP: "This is not a good governor."
BUSH: "Here’s the record. Here’s the record. We led the nation in job growth seven out of eight years. When I left there was $9 billion of reserves, 35% of general revenue. No state came close to that.
TRUMP: "Take a look at your numbers.
BUSH: "We were one of the two states to go to A.A.A. Bond rating. We didn’t go bankrupt and call it success when people are laid off, when vendors don’t get paid. That’s not success. What we did was create an environment where people had a chance to have income. Personal income during my time went up 4.4%."
TRUMP: "Florida went down right after you went to office."
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