Jeb Accidentally Starts Running For President — Then Unruns

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush attends an event at the Metropolitan University in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, April 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)
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In a slip of the tongue Wednesday, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush revealed what most Americans already assumed.

“I’m running for president in 2016,” Bush said, in a video posted by NBC News, before segueing into what would be his campaign’s focus.

He quickly corrected himself by saying, “If I run.”

Bush formed an exploratory in December to weigh the possibility of running for president, but has yet to announce an official presidential campaign.

The slip comes on a week Bush was already attracting scrutiny for comments he made to Fox News that, knowing what is known now, he would have authorized the war in Iraq.

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  1. He’s this incompetent this early on, and he’s the big name frontrunner. The debate between this clown and Hillary is going to be a joke.

  2. I can’t believe GW is the smart one. I’m utterly shocked.

    Also if you aren’t running for president maybe stop accepting campaign money through your super PAC.

  3. Just more Texas two step that seems to run deep in this family. Always want it both ways.

  4. He really is not equipped to be POTUS.

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