Jeb Bush to ‘actively explore’ running for president

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush announced Tuesday that he will “actively explore the possibility of running for president of the United States.”

Bush, who’s a Republican, made the announcement via a Facebook post. He wrote that over Thanksgiving he “talked about the future of our nation” with his family.

“As a result of these conversations and thoughtful consideration of the kind of strong leadership I think America needs, I have decided to actively explore the possibility of running for President of the United States,” Bush said.

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He also wrote on the Facebook post that he will create a leadership political action committee in January to help “facilitate conversations with citizens across America to discuss the most critical challenges facing our exceptional nation.” He said the main purpose of the committee will be “to support leaders, ideas and policies that will expand opportunity and prosperity for all Americans.”

“In the coming months, I hope to visit with many of you and have a conversation about restoring the promise of America,” Bush added.

Reaction on Facebook was mostly positive, with one person saying it was the “Best news of the week!” and another referring to Bush as “Mr. Future President.”

Bush is the son of former President George H.W. Bush and the brother of George W. Bush. He was governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007.

He is married to Columba, a native of Mexico. Several media outlets have reported that Jeb Bush’s publicity-shy wife was reluctant about him running for president. Bush had repeatedly said he would decide by the end of this year based on whether his wife and family are on board, as well as whether he can run “joyfully.”

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Bush’s announcement that he will explore the possibility of running for president came a day after he delivered the commencement address at the University of South Carolina. During that speech, he gave no indication about running for president.

The announcement also came two days after Bush announced he planned to release about 250,000 emails as well as upcoming e-book that document his time as governor. The move is seen as a way for him to remind Americans of some of the things he did as governor.

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