Jeb Bush slammed President Barack Obama for “closing” the U.S. Embassy in the Vatican, suggesting it’s an attack against Catholics who don’t support Obamacare.
Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, the former governor of Florida tweeted:
Why would our President close our Embassy to the Vatican? Hopefully, it is not retribution for Catholic organizations opposing Obamacare.— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) November 27, 2013
Bush, widely seen as a top GOP contender for 2016, is the latest to join in criticism of what has been described, in some reports, as a closure of the mission.
However, State Department officials told reporters Monday that the embassy to the Vatican is not closing. Instead, they are moving the mission to a building within the larger U.S. compound in Rome, which also includes two separate buildings that house U.S. Embassy to Italy and the U.S. Mission to the U.N. offices in Rome.
The State Department attributed the move to increased security and cost savings, of up to $ 1.4 million a year in lease and operating costs.
Nevertheless, the National Republican Senatorial Committee created a petition this week that say “President Obama plans to close the U.S. Embassy to the Vatican.”
The NRSC’s spokesperson, like Bush, slammed administration for hostile actions.
“This certainly isn’t the first time that the Obama Administration has been perceived as taking actions hostile toward religion and religious freedom,” Brad Dayspring told CNN Wednesday.
Jeb Bush questions Obama on Vatican
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