The crowd at Miami Dade University was still waiting for Jeb! to appear on stage when his mother, Barbara Bush, entered and appeared on the big screen — and judging from the reaction, maybe the wrong Bush is running for president.
Big cheers as Barbara Bush is shown up on the video screen in Miami
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) June 15, 2015
Lots of applause as Barbara Bush comes in
— Beth Reinhard (@bethreinhard) June 15, 2015
Standing ovation and loud cheers as Barbara Bush enters. #JebBush pic.twitter.com/8I4rxQYgwk
— Candace Smith (@CandaceSmith_) June 15, 2015
Barbara Bush walks into standing ovation. pic.twitter.com/nirhQJOhMA
— Tom Llamas (@TomLlamasABC) June 15, 2015
This is Barbara Bush getting a standing ovation at Miami Dade College pic.twitter.com/WTa3ygLsBB
— Patricia Mazzei (@PatriciaMazzei) June 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/markzbarabak/status/610523654615601152
Barbara Bush owning this crowd, on its feet for her. Just swept hands in motion to tell them to sit.
— Michael Barbaro (@mikiebarb) June 15, 2015
Even Paul Begala admitted that Barbara Bush is “a national treasure”
Even I would stand and cheer for her. She's a national treasure. https://t.co/Xvy2AyNYbf
— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) June 15, 2015
Oh, isn't that sweet! Barbara Bush came out at the Jeb Bush announcement rally… oh, and she just punched out a heckler.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) June 15, 2015
Good to see Barbara Bush waiting for her son. The "silver fox" just turned 90, and her husband 91
— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) June 15, 2015
Ironically, as far as her political beliefs go, Barbara Bush famously declared to Matt Lauer back in 2013 that she hoped Jeb! wouldn’t run for president in 2016, declaring that “we’ve had enough Bushes” in the White House and “there are other families” besides the Bushes and the Clintons. All the more reason to admire her?
I love Barbara Bush so, so, so, so much.
— Kristen Soltis Anderson (@KSoltisAnderson) June 15, 2015
Another favorite at the announcement? Hipster guy.
The dude in the hipster glasses behind the stage at the Jeb announcement is already my favorite person.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 15, 2015
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