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Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush told radio host Hugh Hewitt Wednesday that he stood solidly behind President Obama’s trip to a Baltimore-area mosque, saying “it was appropriate to do it.”
“I think it’s important for the president to lead in this regard,” said the former Florida governor, noting his brother, former President George W. Bush, also reached out to American Muslims.
“I’m not quite sure he avoided doing this, but it was appropriate to do it,” Jeb Bush said Wednesday. “And sometimes, you have to give someone credit for a job well done. I haven’t seen the speech, but it’s important.”
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Bush said Obama’s speech was a vital contrast to fellow Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call for a temporary ban on allowing Muslims to come to America.
“Look, when you have a candidate for president that says we’re going to ban all Muslims coming into the country, the implications of that are horrific as it relates to our national security. But it also sends a signal to the millions of peaceful Muslims that are as American as you and I. And I think it’s important for people to know that they have worth, that they have value, that we’re all, you know, we’re all American,” Bush said.
“And we should target our energies to defeat radical Islam and the radicalization of people. We need to be kept safe, but you can do that by being respectful of people of the Muslim faith as well,” he said.
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Some Breitbart readers were less than pleased with Bush’s position.
“Jeb goes along thinking it’s great. This PC GOPe nonsense is exactly what many many people are getting sick of and can’t stand any longer,” wrote MaximusBraveheart.
“If Jeb keeps talking, his poll numbers are going to be below zero,” posted Salida Sam.
“If you wanted to lead, you wouldn’t go to a mosque that had terror connections,” noted a poster named a40.
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h/t: Breitbart
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