Donald Trump Jabs Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush in 2016 Campaign Launch

Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he is running for the Republican presidential nomination and called for the “right people” to lead the nation. 

“This will be an election, in my opinion, based on competence,” Trump said, hitting politicians for failing to stand up to Mexico and China and making a hash of the Middle East. 

Trump noted that GOP rivals former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., had problems providing an answer on how they would have handled Iraq had they been in George W. Bush’s shoes in 2003.

“They don’t have a clue, they can’t lead us,” Trump said. “They can’t answer a question.”