Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer criticized President Trump on Friday for mocking \u00ab\u00a0thousand points of light,\u00a0\u00bb the poetic phrase once used by former President George\u2026<\/b>
\nFormer White House press secretary Ari Fleischer criticized President Trump on Friday for mocking \u00ab\u00a0thousand points of light,\u00a0\u00bb the poetic phrase once used by former President George H. W. Bush.
\u201cThis is so uncalled for. Going after a 94-year-old, former President\u2019s promotion of volunteerism,\u201d Fleischer wrote on Twitter.
Fleischer, who served as a press secretary for Bush’s son, former President George W. Bush, was referring to comments Trump made during a campaign rally the day before in Montana.
Trump, in a speech going after Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), touted his own \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d campaign slogan. \u201cAnd by the way, you know all the rhetoric you see here \u2014 the ‘thousand points of light.’ What the hell was that by the way? Thousand points of light. What did that mean? Does anyone know?\u201d the president said.
The elder Bush used the phrase during his inauguration speech in 1989 to describe community organizations.
Trump on Thursday noted he knew a Republican used the phrase.
\u201cI know one thing. ‘Make America Great Again’ we understand. Putting America first we understand. Thousand points of light \u2014 I never quite got that one,\u201d Trump said.
\u201cWhat the hell was that? Has anyone ever figured that one out? And it was put out by a Republican, wasn\u2019t it?\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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