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| Jeb Bush 'slow-jams the news' with Jimmy Fallon | Jeb Bush 'slow-jams the news' with Jimmy Fallon |
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| Jeb Bush appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night and “slow-jammed the news” with the late-night host. | Jeb Bush appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night and “slow-jammed the news” with the late-night host. |
| “Yesterday in Miami I formally announced my candidacy for president of the United States,” Bush crooned as the Roots laid down a funky backing track. | “Yesterday in Miami I formally announced my candidacy for president of the United States,” Bush crooned as the Roots laid down a funky backing track. |
| “I thought long and hard about this decision and after careful consideration I determined that now was the right time to launch my campaign for the Republican nomination.” | “I thought long and hard about this decision and after careful consideration I determined that now was the right time to launch my campaign for the Republican nomination.” |
| “Ohhh yeahh,” murmured Fallon. “Now that you’re in, what makes you think you got what it takes to go all the way?” | “Ohhh yeahh,” murmured Fallon. “Now that you’re in, what makes you think you got what it takes to go all the way?” |
| “Well in my two terms as governor I cut taxes every year, passed the first state-wide school choice system, and created 1.3 million new jobs, the most in the country,” Jeb continued over the music. | “Well in my two terms as governor I cut taxes every year, passed the first state-wide school choice system, and created 1.3 million new jobs, the most in the country,” Jeb continued over the music. |
| “Mmm-mmm. You gots to listen to my man Jebediah,” Fallon responded. Bush – whose nickname actually stands for John Ellis Bush – grinned. “He’s got lots of experience ... down south. He came from Texas, where everything is bigger. He turned Florida from a limp peninsular to a virile member ... of the US economy.” | |
| Asked by Fallon in song form where he stood on immigration, Bush said that America was “a nation of immigrants” and that “everyone should get a chance to achieve the American dream”, a message he then repeated in Spanish. | Asked by Fallon in song form where he stood on immigration, Bush said that America was “a nation of immigrants” and that “everyone should get a chance to achieve the American dream”, a message he then repeated in Spanish. |
| You can watch the whole segment here. | You can watch the whole segment here. |