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Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations on January 19, 2016 in New York City. Andrew Burton—Getty Images by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Jan 22, 2016 4:06 PM UTC Former Florida Gov Jeb Bush criticized the Republican National Committee for removing _National Review_ as a sponsor of a GOP debate next month after the outlet editorialized against Donald Trump. In an interview with Fox News, Bush said the national party was wrong to criticize the outlet for “telling the truth” about Trump. On Thursday, the conservative magazine published an entire issue devoted to attacking Trump as a non-conservative. The RNC informed _National Review_ late Thursday that it would be stripped of its cosponsor title as a result. **Read More:** [_GOP Establishment Takes Sides Between Trump and Cruz_](http://time.com/4190037/donald-trump-ted-cruz-establishment-sides/) The magazine issue comes as many in the Republican Establishment are taking sides between Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, the top two candidates in the GOP primary. 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