{"id":24211,"date":"2015-10-18T06:57:04","date_gmt":"2015-10-18T10:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=24211"},"modified":"2015-10-18T07:04:38","modified_gmt":"2015-10-18T11:04:38","slug":"911-finally-enters-the-campaign-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=24211","title":{"rendered":"9\/11 FINALLY ENTERS THE CAMPAIGN CONVERSATION"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"\">Trump dodges 9\/11 questions<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>CNN<\/p>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/wtvm.images.worldnow.com\/interface\/js\/WNVideo.js?rnd=17858;hostDomain=www.wtvm.com;playerWidth=630;playerHeight=385;isShowIcon=true;clipId=11931535;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=Station%252050;advertisingZone=;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=fixed'><\/script><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtvm.com\" title=\"WTVM.com-Columbus, GA News Weather \">WTVM.com-Columbus, GA News Weather <\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"WNStoryRelatedBox\" class=\"wnLeft\">\n<div class=\"wnStoryBodyGraphic wnImageWidth-180\">\n<p><a class=\"wnFancyBox\" title=\"After the Bloomberg interview, Trump has refused to answer questions from the press about his comments linking George W. Bush to 9\/11. (Source: CNN)\" href=\"http:\/\/raycomgroup.images.worldnow.com\/images\/9043353_G.jpg\" rel=\"storyimage\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"After the Bloomberg interview, Trump has refused to answer questions from the press about his comments linking George W. Bush to 9\/11. (Source: CNN)\" src=\"http:\/\/raycomgroup.images.worldnow.com\/images\/9043353_G.jpg\" alt=\"After the Bloomberg interview, Trump has refused to answer questions from the press about his comments linking George W. Bush to 9\/11. (Source: CNN)\" width=\"180\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>After the Bloomberg interview,<br \/>\nTrump has refused to answer<br \/>\nquestions from the press about<br \/>\nhis comments linking George<br \/>\nW. Bush to 9\/11. (Source: CNN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"WNStoryBody\" class=\"withRelated left\">\n<p>(CNN) &#8211; \u00a0In a TV interview Friday, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump partly laid the blame for the 9\/11 terrorist attacks at the feet of former President George W. Bush.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you talk about George Bush, I mean, say what you want, the World Trade Center came down during his time,\u201d Trump said in a Friday interview with Bloomberg TV.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican presidential candidate seemed to imply Bush shared responsibility for the acts of terrorism that took down the Twin Towers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was president, OK? Don\u2019t blame him, or don\u2019t blame him, but he was president. The World Trade Center came down during his reign,\u201d Trump said in the interview.<\/p>\n<p>Jeb Bush, the former president\u2019s brother and Trump\u2019s fellow COP candidate, responded via Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow pathetic for @RealDonaldTrump \u00a0to criticize the president for 9\/11,\u201d Jeb Bush tweeted. \u201cWe were attacked and my brother kept us safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For his part, the usually talkative Trump has so far refused to answer questions on the subject. But the candidate has responded on social media, engaging in a Twitter war with his Republican rival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, @JebBush, you\u2019re pathetic for saying nothing happened during your brother\u2019s term when the World Trade Center was attacked and came down,\u201d Trump Tweeted,<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s comments are spurring other GOP candidates to weigh in.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Carson said he didn\u2019t hear Trump\u2019s remarks, but when asked if he thought Bush shared responsibility for the attacks, he responded, \u201cI think it\u2019s ridiculous to suggest that he\u2019s responsible for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the Bloomberg interview, Trump also criticized the Obama administration\u2019s response to the Sandy Hook tragedy. He said, \u201cWhat we need is a leader; we don\u2019t have a leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Copyright 2015 CNN. 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