"I don't know what to think about it," the actress said in between laughs in an interview with "CBS This Morning.

But she added that she's glad that the former Florida Gov. is "excited to watch the show," Benoist added.

Last week Bush was thrown a softball while speaking at an event in Las Vegas after nearly an hourlong discussion on serious policy:

Who is your favorite Marvel superhero?

Photos: Badass women on screen Photos: Badass women on screen Buffy Summers, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, was vampires' worst nightmare in the beloved TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Hide Caption 1 of 29 Photos: Badass women on screen Brie Larson is set to star as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel in the forthcoming "Captain Marvel" film due in theaters in 2019. She will join a group of kick ass women in superhero and sci-fi films which include.... Hide Caption 2 of 29 Photos: Badass women on screen Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman first made an appearance in the 2016 film "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice." Her 2017 solo movie broke a box-office record for most money made by a film directed by a woman on its opening weekend. Hide Caption 3 of 29 Photos: Badass women on screen Charlize Theron kicked butt and looked fabulous while doing it as an undercover MI6 agent in "Atomic Blonde." She was strong, smart and beyond fierce in the role. 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Bush was amused that he was being asked the question but struggled to come up with an immediate answer. And then, as he confessed after the fact, dug himself into a hole.

"I like watching the movies. I wish I owned Marvel, as someone that believes in capitalism," Bush said, speaking at the Libre Forum in North Las Vegas.

"I don't know, I'm kinda old school," he continued. "I like the old school guys like Batman, a little dark these days."

But then he kept going, saying that he saw an ad for the new CBS show "Supergirl" featuring former "Glee" actress Melissa Benoist.

"I saw it when I was working out this morning," he said. "She looked kinda ... she looked pretty hot. I don't know which channel it's on, but I'm looking forward to that."

He paused, letting the audience laugh, then added: "That'll make news."

Supergirl, it should be noted, is a character from Marvel's rival comic universe DC, as is Batman.

Reaching out to Hispanics

It was a moment of levity for the audience after listening to Bush talk about his plans to grow the economy and tackle complicated issues such as immigration, the debt, and foreign relations with Latin America.

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The forum was sponsored by the Libre Initiative, an effort backed by David and Charles Koch and aimed to lure more Hispanics into the Republican column by promoting conservative principles. The group has previously held forums with Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Rand Paul.

Bush opened up the event speaking in Spanish about how he studied Latin American affairs at the University of Texas. Then he switched to English to add: "I had a Latin American affair. It was with my wife, Columba."

He highlighted his experiences living in Venezuela and Miami, as well as the bicultural family he started with his Mexican wife, to demonstrate his appeal to Hispanic voters.

Though he has faced criticism from Donald Trump for speaking Spanish on the campaign trail, Bush has embraced his ties to the Hispanic community. It's an aspect of his campaign that he hopes will boost his electability and convince primary voters that he can win in a general election.

During the "Supergirl" moment at the end, Daniel Graza, the group's executive director and a former member of the George W. Bush administration, was moderating the discussion and tried to move on to the next question as the audience was laughing.

But he kept laughing himself. "I'm trying to move quickly," he said.

"Yeah you want to get me out of my hole I just dug?" Bush joked.