(NYTIMES) — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Jeb Bush, the man who once promised to run for president joyfully, on Monday added a new social media twist to his campaign — Jeb Bush 2.0 will even take selfies joyfully.
Asked at a luncheon here how the selfie has changed modern campaigning, Mr. Bush offered a dry retort. “The selfie is now the 11th amendment of the Bill of Rights,” he said. “It’s inspired by our framers and founders, apparently. It is a requirement that you take one, and I do it with great joy in my heart.”
But Mr. Bush, who had spent his early Monday at a restaurant in Hialeah mobbed by eager selfie-takers — before being mobbed by the Miami press corps, who at one point he admonished by saying, “No violence” — wasn’t done just yet.
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