Donald Trump Jr. was set to appear at a fundraiser in New York benefiting Bush’s reelection campaign for Texas land commissioner, but has canceled his appearance. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Trump Jr. pulls out of George P. Bush fundraiser The president's son canceled a planned appearance benefiting Jeb Bush's son following criticism of the administration's immigration policy.

Donald Trump Jr. pulled out of a fundraiser for George P. Bush in New York next week because of mounting criticism of President Donald Trump coming from Jeb Bush, a person close to Trump Jr. confirmed to POLITICO.

The president’s eldest son was set to appear at a fundraiser in New York benefiting Bush’s reelection campaign for Texas land commissioner. The source close to Trump Jr. said he still likes Bush personally, but the criticism from Jeb Bush — his father, and one of Trump’s main rivals from the 2016 campaign — made the fundraiser untenable.


“Don was originally happy to do a favor for George P. and headline the fundraiser, but after Jeb’s incessant attacks, Don decided enough was enough and pulled the plug,” the source close to Trump Jr. said.

Axios first reported that Trump Jr. canceled his appearance at the fundraiser.

Jeb Bush called the separation of children from their families at the border a “heartless policy” in a Monday tweet tagging the president.

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“Children shouldn’t be used as a negotiating tool. @realDonaldTrump should end this heartless policy and Congress should get an immigration deal done that provides for asylum reform, border security and a path to citizenship for Dreamers,” Bush tweeted .

Bush also took a shot at Trump in March, saying at an event at Yale that after his defeat in the 2016 Republican primary, he went home to children who “actually love me.” Trump Jr. responded with at the time with a tweet : “Jeb! I love everything about my father. I love that he’s a fighter, I love that he has guts, I love that he’s President (all those things you’re not).”

The source close to Trump Jr. said he reached out to the younger Bush after the comment, and Bush was apologetic and said it wouldn’t happen again. The source said Monday’s tweet represented the final straw for the fundraiser.