George Bush says Jeb would make a great president. | AP Photos George W. Bush: I think Jeb wants it

Former President George W. Bush says he thinks his brother Jeb wants to be in the White House and added that he is pushing his younger sibling to run for president in 2016.

“I think he wants to be president,’” George Bush said on Fox News on Thursday. “I think [Jeb would] be a great president. He understands what it’s like to be president.”


Jeb Bush has cited his family as a major factor in whether he will seek the Republican nomination and said he plans to make a decision next year. George Bush said he thinks that Jeb has yet to make up his mind about running.

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“[Jeb] and I had a conversation. I of course was pushing for him to run for president, he of course was saying, ‘I haven’t made up my mind,’” the former president said. “I truly don’t think he has, and plus I don’t think he liked it that his older brother was pushing him.”

He added, “He [Jeb] understands what it’s like to be president for not only the person running or serving, plus family. He’s seen his dad, he’s seen his brother. And so, he’s a very thoughtful man, and he’s weighing his options.”

Bush was interviewed live by “Fox and Friends” host Brian Kilmeade in Dallas, Texas, at the Las Colinas Country Club shortly before the second day of the Bush Center’s Fourth Annual Warrior Open golf tournament, which honors wounded soldiers.

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