Donald Trump's comments describing Mexican immigrants as rapists and criminals "absolutely" offended Jeb Bush, the Republican presidential told supporters in New Hampshire over the weekend.

According to The New York Times, the former Florida governor said, "To make these extraordinarily ugly kind of comments is not reflective of the Republican Party."

Bush added, "(Trump is) not a stupid guy, so I don't assume he thinks that every Mexican crossing the border is a rapist; he's doing this to inflame and incite and to draw attention, which seems to be the organizing principle of his campaign."

The Republican presidential candidate noted Trump's comments were "way out of the mainstream" of the party. And like "a lot of other people," Bush took the remarks "personally," he concluded.

Bush is married to Mexican-born philanthropist Columba Bush and has long courted Latinos with his fluency in Spanish and relatively moderate stance on immigration. Other GOP presidential contenders in the increasingly crowded field vying for the 2016 White House nomination, meanwhile, similarly criticized the real-estate mogul over the Independence Day weekend, Marketwatch noted.

"Donald Trump does not represent the Republican Party," former Texas Gov. Rick Perry on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday. "I was offended by his remarks."

Perry also rejected Trump's suggestion he had failed to effectively keep undocumented immigrants from crossing the border from Mexico into Texas. Perry added, "I don't think he understands the challenge, obviously."

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, meanwhile, was more gentle in distancing himself from the "Apprentice" star's comments, the Los Angeles Times reported.

"I would never besmirch all the people who come here," said Huckabee.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called Trump's remarks inappropriate but added he liked Trump personally. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, for his part, told NBC's "Meet the Press" he appreciated Trump's "(focus) on the need to address illegal immigration" despite his "colorful way of speaking."