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Just one day after announcing his presidential campaign in Miami, Jeb Bush followed in President Obama’s footsteps and slow jammed the news._  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Jun 17, 2015 11:57 AM UTC Just one day after announcing his presidential campaign in Miami, Jeb Bush followed in President Obama’s footsteps and slow jammed the news.  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Jun 17, 2015 11:57 AM UTC Forget Iowa and New Hampshire — the hottest spot on the campaign trail is late-night television. Jeb Bush, who announced he was running for president on Monday, stopped by Jimmy Fallon’s _The Tonight Show_ to slow jam the news — something you may recall President Obama did back in 2012\. While the “news” in this case wasn’t recent headlines but a brief summary of Bush’s formal campaign announcement and select accomplishments, Fallon’s suggestive commentary made the segment something you _definitely_ haven’t heard before. “He’s got lots of experience down south,” Fallon joked. “He came from Texas where everything is bigger. He turned Florida from a limp peninsula into a virile member of the U.S. economy.” See the full video below, as well as Fallon’s interview with Bush, where the presidential hopeful talks about how he met his wife: ### See Jeb Bush's Life in Photos  George W. Bush and Jeb Bush, Jan. 1, 1955. Sygma/Corbis  From left to right: Doro, Marvin, Neil, and Jeb Bush, fall 1963. George Bush Presidential Library  From left to right: Doro, George, Jeb, Marvin, George W., Neil, and Barbara Bush, 1966. George Bush Presidential Library  Jeb Bush (center) was the varsity tennis team captain during his senior year at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., 1971. Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library  George Bush and his four sons, Neil, Jeb, George W. and Marvin in 1970. Bob E. Daemmrich—Sygma/Corbis  Jeb and Columba Bush on their wedding day, Feb. 23, 1974. George Bush Presidential Library  Jeb Bush loudly applauds his father, Republican presidential hopeful George Bush, at a campaign rally in Concord, N.H. on Feb. 28, 1980. Frank Lorenzo—Bettmann/Corbis  Vice President George Bush holds a fish with his sons George W. and Jeb during a family vacation in Kennebunkport, Maine in Aug. 1983. Cynthia Johnson—Getty Images  From left to right (without children): Neil and Sharon Bush, George W. Bush and wife Laura, Barbara and George Bush, Margaret and Marvin, Bobby Koch and Dorothy, Jeb and Columba, are seen in this Bush family photo taken in Kennebunkport, Maine on Aug. 24, 1986. Dave Valdez—White House/Sygma/Corbis  Jeb Bush plays cards with his son while riding in a recreational vehicle, Nov. 8, 1993. Christopher Little—Corbis  Jeb Bush is interviewed at a Miami Radio Station, WIOD, Mar. 1980\. He went on to become Governor of Florida in 1999. Tim Chapman—Getty Images  George W. Bush and Jeb Bush at the Republican Governors' Convention in New Orleans, 1998. Nina Berman—SIPA  Texas governor George W. Bush celebrates good news with his brother, Florida governor Jeb Bush, while watching the presidential election returns, prior to being elected as President of the United States, inside the Governor's Mansion in Austin, Nov. 7, 2000. Brooks Kraft—Sygma/Corbis  Republican governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, studies his laptop watching vote returns for his reelection his wife Columba Bush and his parents, former President George Bush and first lady Barbara Bush in Miami on Nov. 5, 2002. Joe Burbank—Orlando Sentinel/MCT/Getty Images  Republican nominee for President, Mitt Romney, campaigns around Florida with Governor Jeb Bush, left, Senator Marco Rubio, right, and Congressman Connie Mack, left back of head, in Coral Gables, Fla. on Oct., 31, 2012. Melina Mara—The Washington Post/Getty Images  Jeb Bush speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md. on Feb. 27, 2015. Mark Peterson—Redux for TIME _Read next:_ [_How Donald Trump Stole Jeb Bush’s Moment_](http://time.com/3923130/donald-trump-jeb-bush/?iid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/autoplay/?xid=spl-fullbrief-article) ## Transcript Just one day after announcing his Presidential campaign in Miami, Jeb Bush followed in President Obama's footsteps and, you guessed it, slow jammed the news. I'm looking forward to hitting the campaign trail and discussing the issues that are important all Americans. And having spirited debates with my fellow Republicans about how to solve them. You don't wanna mess with little Jeb While Jeb and Jimmy slow jammed in true fashion, the Washington Post pointed out the segment was roughly a four- minute synopsis of his announcement speech to Fallon's late- night audience. Jeb even got to show off his bilingual skills during the bit. When talking about immigration, he spoke in both English and Spanish. But of course, this isn't the first time a politician has slow jammed with Jimmy. The Los Angeles Times called the segment an unlikely rite of passage for politicians looking to make an impression with voters. It was a bold way for Bush to reintroduce himself to the American public after spending much of the last eight years out of the spotlight. Especially given the slightly bawdy nature of the punchlines. And the Hollywood Reporter noted that Jeb's appearance on the Tonight Show was the latest youth- skewing step in the politician's presidential campaign, following his partnership with Snapchat. 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