--- description: Jeb Bush instantly created a meme on Twitter after he tweeted a vague photo of a gun with the one-word caption: “America.” title: Jeb Bush's 'America' Gun Post Is Twitter's Latest Meme image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Twitter Won't Stop Making Fun of Jeb Bush's 'America' Gun Post  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 16, 2016 10:43 PM CUT  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 16, 2016 10:43 PM CUT Jeb Bush instantly created a Twitter meme on Tuesday after he [tweeted a vague photo of a gun](https://twitter.com/JebBush/status/699706718419345408 "undefined") with the one-word caption: “America.” [The Florida governor](http://time.com/4224735/jeb-bush-south-carolina-george-w-bush/ "undefined") didn’t immediately explain his post, which featured a handgun with his name engraved on it. Social media users immediately rushed to mock the Republican presidential candidate with their own doctored versions of the photo, including one with the lawmaker’s engraved name substituted for “[Please clap](http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/02/03/please-clap-jeb-bush-pleads-new-hampshire-crowd-saddest-moment-2016-campaign "undefined")” — a reference to a moment when Bush asked his supporters to clap for him after a stump speech in New Hampshire. Here is the tweet, followed by some of the best Bush-inspired memes: > [](https://twitter.com/JebBush/status/699706718419345408) > [](https://twitter.com/mashable/status/699713785951625218) > [](https://twitter.com/reetamac/status/699715514436870146) > [](https://twitter.com/SteveKornacki/status/699717015020433409) > [](https://twitter.com/SarcasticRover/status/699716950331527169) > [](https://twitter.com/mpventura/status/699716942182146048) > [](https://twitter.com/leeukmsp/status/699717356625358848) > [](https://twitter.com/DemocratMachine/status/699717317085646848) > [](https://twitter.com/ErikDavis/status/699717246629900289) > [](https://twitter.com/mpesce/status/699714711433011200) > [](https://twitter.com/AdamSinger/status/699715994642550785) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4226677/jeb-bush-america-gun-tweet/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4226677/jeb-bush-america-gun-tweet/"},"headline":"Twitter Won't Stop Making Fun of Jeb Bush's 'America' Gun Post","datePublished":"2016-02-16T22:43:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T09:14:24.147Z","description":"It inspired dozens of hilarious memes","url":"https://time.com/4226677/jeb-bush-america-gun-tweet/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4226677/jeb-bush-america-gun-tweet/","name":"Twitter Won't Stop Making Fun of Jeb Bush's 'America' Gun Post"}}]}] ```