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Very 2016 way, on twitter. donald trump tweeting today at jeb bush, im fighting to make sure it doesnt happen again. jeb is too soft. that after bush had tweeted, donald trump talks about foreign policy as though hes still on "the apprentice." at issue, trumps suggest uns that jebs brother, george w. bush, could have done more as president to prevent the september 11th terror attacks. >> blame him or dont blame him but he was president. the world trade center came down during his rein. >> report...

Him to the past. >> im not blaming george bush but i dont want jeb bush to say my brother kept us safe. >> the feud between donald trump and jeb bush is heating up. >> for him it looks as though hes an actor playing a role of the candidate for president. >> reporter: from the sunday shows to social media, with bush defending his brothers handling of the september 11th attacks. >> he united the country, he organized our country and kept us safe. >> reporter: bush said by repeatedly bringing up 9/...

Hes still on "the apprentice." talking about syria saying russia should take out assad as if it was a board game. this is just another example of the lack of seriousness and this is a serious time. were under grave threats again. i think we need a president with a steady hand. >> lets go to dana bash. let me ask you that very question. what do you think donald trump has to gain politically by going there and dredging up 9/11 and intelligence and george w. bush? >> remember back a month ago at cn...

Shall we? does anybody blame my brother for the attacks on 9/11? >> when he said we were safe, thats not safe. we lost 3,000 people. >> mr. trump talks about things as though hes still on "the apprentice." my brother responded to a crisis and he did it as you would hope a president would do. >> shut up talking about things you dont know anything about. >> ive already testified about benghazi. i dont know that i have very much to add. >> unless youre on the committee, you have no idea what weve...

Eboni, i think when groups demand, like petition somebody, it actually helps that person. it only fuels the rise. like if you say trump should be on, people want him to be on. >> of course. especially somebody like trump. hes a natural-born contrarian. this is a guy that the more you push him back, the more that just gives him all the energy boost hes going to have moving forward. look, politically savvy minds say this is bad for trump. he should be being a serious candidate. i think that is jus...

Still on t"the apprentice." >> reporter: he said he was taking issue with jeb saying his brother kept america safe. >> the world trade centers came down. we lost 3,000 people. thats not safe. >> reporter: trump told bloomberg television -- >> when you talk about george bush, say what you want, the world trade center came down during his time. >> you cant blame george bush for that. >> he was president, okay? >> reporter: bush quickly fired back on twitter, calling the gop front-runner pathetic. ...

Worst days in this country. >> i dont know why he keeps bringing this up. it looks as though hes an actor playing the role of a candidate for president. mr. trump talks about things that -- as though hes still on "the apprentice." >> joining me now, nbcs katy tur at 9 site of tonights trump rally in anderson, south carolina. katy, great to see you. >> thanks. >> so do we expect more of this line of attack tonight? >> reporter: i do expect to hear him talk about this again tonight. i think its in...

George w. bush might have left the oval office seven years ago now, but hes suddenly become a focal point in the republican race for 2016. donald trump sticking by his claim that the former president did not keep the country safe from terrorists and also slamming his brother, jeb bush, for saying otherwise. >> trump also says that if he were president at the time, his policies might have prevented the attacks. >> when he said we were safe, thats not safe. we lost 3,000 people. >> across the spec...

About george bush. whats interesting is we tried to ask him about this. cnn caught up with him a couple days ago, tried to ask him about it on the rope line. he obviously has a big audience. he doesnt bring it up in these settings. he seems mainly comfortable. not so much talking about it in person. >> all right, sarah, thank you very much. interesting, two different audiences, the twitter audience versus the people who are attending his rallies. jeb bush tonight upping the ante, saying trumps c...

Though hes still on "the apprentice." >> trump insists 9/11 wouldnt have happened if he was president. >> im extremely tough on illegal immigration. if i was running things, i doubt those people would have been in the country. >> nbc white house correspondent kristen welker is here and anthony terrell is also standing by. anthony, it seems both of these candidates believe this fight benefits them. this i also want to put up on screen this morning. this is from jeb bushs campaign. this is on i "d...