“I’m his primary target, and I’m doing so poor in the polls, according to everybody, right? Well, why is that? Why is he going after me each and every day?” the former governor of Florida asked rhetorically. “It’s because he fears me, because I’m the only guy standing up to him. I think he is not going to be the conservative party’s nominee.”

Bush also said that Trump’s record does not suggest one that is a conservative and that he would continue speaking out against the Manhattan businessman. Asked whether he ever considered just letting Trump speak and not respond, Bush said he does but then reconsiders.

“Then I get back to thinking, he’s hijacked my party,” he added, remarking that he has been a conservative for his adult life. “Someone has to take a stand.”