Saying He Would Kill Baby Hitler Isn't Even the Strangest Part of This Weird Jeb Bush Interview

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This is an actual, not-from-the-Onion piece of news here in the 2015th Year of our Lord: American Presidential hopeful and user of the pejorative term "anchor baby" Jeb Bush says that, "Hell yeah," he would murder baby Hitler, even if he was really cute. You can watch it here, but really, here's the crux of it.

When asked if he would kill Baby Hitler, Jeb responded:

"Hell yeah, I would."

Offscreen: "Even if he was really cute?"

"Ya gotta step up, man. That would be key. Problem with going back in history and doing that is, as we know from the series—what was the name of the Michael Fox movies?"

Offscreen: "Back to the Future."

"Back to the Future. It could have a dangerous effect on everything else. But I'd do it. I mean... Hitler."

And, listen, that's not an easy quandary to solve. On the one hand, it's Hitler. (Though it may not get great marks from a logic professor, Jeb's argument of "I mean... Hitler" is actually very sound. Sums up how we all feel, pretty much.) On the other hand, it's a baby. Presidential candidates should not be murdering them. Plus, given that there are some on the Right who still subscribe to the mind-blowingly unenlightened practice that is "conversion therapy," you'd think some of them would be convinced they could "fix" infant Hitler with enough rubber-ducky bubble baths and Mr. Rogers TV marathons.

But, regardless of how you shake out on putting Baby Adolf six-feet-under, the real story here is something much, much more sinister.

JEB BUSH DIDN'T KNOW THE NAME OF BACK TO THE FUTURE!!

As future president Kanye West once said: BRAAAAUU. There are a lot of mistakes you can come back from as a President, including not even winning the election! (Jeb's brother did it.) But, if you want to be handed the launch codes to our nuclear arsenal, asking, "What was the name of the Michael Fox movies?" is not one of them. This is not a man we can trust as leader of the Free World—even if he did used to smoke pot.