Jeb: ‘Maybe Donald Negotiated a Deal with His Buddy’ Hillary to Help Her Win

You know all those theories about how Donald Trump is a Democratic plant designed to sabotage the GOP from within and help Hillary Clinton? Well…

Trump’s relationship with the GOP is getting rockier by the day. A lot of his rivals have condemned his call for a Muslim U.S. entry ban. And so Trump tweeted this out today:

A new poll indicates that 68% of my supporters would vote for me if I departed the GOP & ran as an independent. https://t.co/ztP5d2ctZl

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 8, 2015

I would say that’s a veiled threat, but Trump isn’t a particularly subtle person, so take it for what it is: a clear warning about Trump’s intentions if 1) he’s not treated fairly, or 2) he doesn’t get the nomination.

And that brings us back to the “sleeper Democrat” conspiracy theory. Take a look at Jeb Bush‘s response:

Maybe Donald negotiated a deal with his buddy @HillaryClinton. Continuing this path will put her in the White House. https://t.co/AlvByiSrMn

— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) December 8, 2015

And you can bet that Bush will start using this “he’s helping Hillary” attack a lot more on the campaign trail. Whether it works, on the other hand…

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