Jeb Bush's inscribed gun hits Twitter with a bang

Feb 20, 2016, 14:35

But he says Saturday will be pivotal for Florida's former governor.

So many. So many ways.

"If he ends up fourth there (South Carolina), what justification will he have for continuing?", wrote David A. Graham for The Atlantic.

Another Twitter user pointed out the difference between Jeb and his father, former President George H.W. Bush, whom he refers to as "the greatest man alive". "We created a balance that's focused on lowering gun violence but protecting the Second Amendment, and it's a model for many other countries and many other states because of that".

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Jeb Bush hit the campaign trail visibly amped a day after his brother made a long-awaited return to politics, stumping for him in North Charleston. The caption: 'America.' The [New York] Daily News having some fun with that photo, with the headline, 'Dolt.45: Desperate Jeb Bush gets ripped for tweet suggesting guns are America'.

"It's a joy for me to be with him, with you all, back in South Carolina", Barbara Bush said.

But Mr Bush's tweet won support from the pro-gun National Rifle Association of America, which tweeted an image of the US Bill of Rights, also with the caption, "America".

No. It was not fine.

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The Republican presidential candidate was ridiculed and mocked on social media Tuesday after posting the word "America" with an image of a gun that had "Gov. Jeb Bush" engraved on it to Twitter.

"Certainly if there was only one of them they might be able to vie to compete against Trump, but right now after only two contests neither of them is willing to concede that it's them that should be the one bowing out", Rooney says.

Other liberals were not happy with Bush's tweet. Would it be seen as less forced, more natural? He said via text message that Bush campaign workers are a sought-after commodity because "he has some talented folks on his team".

As far as explanations go, for starters, Bush gave The Internet a flawless, meme-able canvas. NBC's Jordan Frasier witnessed an exchange during which Bush was questioned about the now viral tweet. She forces people to take them.

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He's even changing up his look, and swapping out his glasses for contacts. He's been feeling the love this week, getting laudatory reviews in the press, and the prize endorsement of Governor Nikki Haley earlier this week.