Jeb Bush admits that the reason he supported the Denver Broncos over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 was because Peyton Manning donated to his presidential campaign.

Wednesday during a town hall event in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Bush claimed, “And Peyton Manning in the NFL I guess is adult in the room, right? So I kind of like that position these days, I never thought I would be the adult in the room.”

“Now we just saw the Super Bowl, I know that you all probably, maybe had some leanings to Carolina,” Bush said. “I was for Denver not because of the Broncos but because Peyton Manning gave me — wrote me a check.”

And how much was that check worth? $2,700. (RELATED: Jeb Says He’d Overturn Citizens United, Trump Mocks Him [VIDEO])

Peyton isn’t the only manning to have funded Bush, Eli has too. (RELATED: Giants’ Eli Manning Makes Max Donation To Jeb Bush)

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