All posts tagged "Jeb Bush"

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins was mocked on Tuesday after suggesting to a crowd that it was time to applaud, reviving a decade-old meme.

Rollins was speaking at Minnesota Farmfest, where she touted the Trump administration's support for America's farmers.

"With my boss, President Trump, what he was trying to figure out was if we've got to deliver on our promises," Rollins said. "We promised a smaller government. We promised to deregulate. We promised tax cuts. We promised to get rid of all the crazy woke."...

Vice President JD Vance prompted second-hand embarrassment online after his applause line fell flat.

The cringeworthy moment came Friday during a speech at the Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service as part of National Police week, but the 41-year-old vice president failed to land what seemed to be intended as an applause line decrying violent attacks against police officers.

"Put violent criminals in prison as opposed to letting them out of jail," Vance said, pausing for applause that eventually reached a smattering....

The U.S. has a long history of criminalizing drug addicts with lengthy prison sentences in lieu of rehabilitation or treatment. The tough on crime rhetoric has always been the go-to strategy for Republican politicians like Ronald Reagan, who famously signed mandatory minimums for drug abusers into law back in 1987. If someone had a drug problem, it was always seen as their fault and their lack of responsibility that led to the addiction.

By all appearances, former Florida governor Jeb Bush is a man on a mission.

Following Mitt Romney's double-digit win in the Illinois Republican presidential primary, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) is calling "for Republicans to unite behind Governor Romney."

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) managed several hurricanes and natural disasters during his two terms as the state's executive, but now he is preparing to respond to storms from the helm of a for-profit company instead of from within the governor's mansion.