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.... I only respond to people that register more than 1% in the polls. I never thought he had a chance and I’ve been proven right.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 10, 2015

No one loves Donald Trump like Donald Trump loves Donald Trump. https://t.co/MbjI6bSGkZhttps://t.co/I71ogyCjU7

— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) September 10, 2015

Jindal has been polling at 1 percent or lower in most recent national polls, while Trump has been steadily climbing, reaching his highest level of support in any national poll with 32 percent support in this morning’s CNN/ORC survey. Still, Jindal clocked in at 4 percent in the recent NBC/Marist poll in the critical state of Iowa -– good enough for a three-way tie for seventh.

When asked whether he would support Trump if he were to become the nominee, Jindal said that he could not become the nominee. “The reason I’m here today is to avoid that hypothetical,” he said.

He dodged the question several times on CNN this afternoon, refusing to say whether he would support Trump. All GOP candidates were asked to sign a pledge to support the eventual nominee.

The reason @realDonaldTrump has never read the Bible is because he’s not in it.https://t.co/xbF24YXm8M

— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) September 10, 2015

“You may have recently seen that after Trump said the Bible is his favorite book,” Jindal said. “He couldn’t name a single Bible verse or passage that meant something to him. And we all know why: because it’s all just a show. And he hasn’t ever read the Bible. But you know why he hasn’t read the Bible? Because he’s not in it.”

“Like all narcissists, Donald Trump is insecure and weak,” Jindal said. Trump, however, has been more occupied lashing out at fellow Republicans Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson, questioning the neurosurgeon’s faith and medical career.

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