By Mary Papenfuss
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) slammed President Donald Trump’s
tweet earlier in the day, which falsely claimed the death toll of 3,000
in last year’s Puerto Rico hurricane was a fake number concocted by the Democrats, calling it “incredibly disheartening.”
Some on Twitter found his “disheartening” dig too soft. Others wondered why his brother George W. Bush was kicking off a fundraising drive for Republicans, including those who embrace Trump.
The 3,000 estimate comes from a George Washington University scientific analysis
that included “excess deaths” attributed to the lingering effects of
Hurricane Maria. Trump offered no evidence that the Democrats cooked up
the number.
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