He also faced Jeb about it in the 2016 debate if I recall.
Trump has trashed the Bush family a long time, Ronald Reagan did not like him either..
I remember in 2016 that when his daughter Ivanka gave a speech at the RNC in Cleveland, she espoused clearly liberal views, I was astounded she was not booed off stage.
I will always believe Trump's goal was to destroy the GOP's reputation and it was personal, the Democrats wanted no part of it and is related to 9/11. There was no major or minor conservative newspaper that endorsed Trump for president, including our local newspaper, which never endorsed a democrat until 2016. Roger Ailes joined Trump's campaign and they nearly came to blows. Hannity and those stooges are scared they will lose their audience if he stood by his principles, which Trump never shared. Several of these people are being blackmailed and will not fight Trump.
Ever notice how the GOP had been eating their own since Trump been president? Jeff Sessions was a popular Senator on that side until he served for Trump, MCConnell and gang threw him under the bus. Trump knew damn well he had to recuse himself. I remember seeing the look on Chris Christie's face when he endorsed Trump, Christie put Kushner's dad in prison.
Trump does not care about his reputation in history nor does he care about prison, he will not serve in the general population and will be treated like a King, no different than Bill Cosby and others. He wants this country to burn down in anarchy and motivates childen in schools to bully others, etc..
I can go on and on but it will take a couple decades for the full picture to develope from this adventure...