Jeb Bush Apologizes for Marking ‘Hispanic’ on Voter Identification

William Thomas Cain/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Jeb Bush knows he’s not Hispanic.

After The New York Times reported Monday that the former Florida governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate identified himself as Hispanic in a 2009 Dade County voter registration application, Bush took to Twitter to react, saying it was a mistake.

 

My mistake! Don’t think I’ve fooled anyone! RT @JebBushJr LOL – come on dad, think you checked the wrong box #HonoraryLatino

— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) April 6, 2015

 

But Twitter isn’t done with Bush after his social media mea culpa. Several parody accounts featuring Bush in a sombrero have popped up since the report.

 

Hola, amigos! Me llamow Heb. Soy Hispanico. Well, soy hispano asi asi. Only quando voter: http://t.co/qo0Z3Am1PG

— Yeb Bush (@MexicanJeb) April 6, 2015

 

Bush, who speaks fluent Spanish and married his high school sweetheart Columba after meeting her on a service trip to Mexico, spent time living and working in Venezuela before settling in Miami. He’s expected to use his background to woo Hispanic voters in a possible presidential run.

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