--- title: Rubio Spokesman Says Jeb Bush Announcement Won't Stop Him description: A spokesman for Sen. Marco Rubio said Jeb Bush's announcement he is considering a run for the White House doesn't change anything. canonical: https://time.com/3636107/jeb-bush-marco-rubio-white-house/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-12-16T17:38:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:06:38.812Z article:section: Politics og:title: Rubio Says Jeb Bush Announcement Won't Stop Him og:description: A spokesman for Sen. Marco Rubio says he won't decide whether to run based on Jeb Bush's announcement today. og:url: https://time.com/3636107/jeb-bush-marco-rubio-white-house/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt94712b8f359c1b8e/6987641835ba6f0a83c04cd9/marco-rubio1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Senator Rubio speaks on the economy og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rubio Says Jeb Bush Announcement Won't Stop Him twitter:description: A spokesman for Sen. Marco Rubio says he won't decide whether to run based on Jeb Bush's announcement today. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt94712b8f359c1b8e/6987641835ba6f0a83c04cd9/marco-rubio1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Rubio Spokesman Says Jeb Bush Announcement Won't Stop Him by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Dec 16, 2014 5:38 PM UTC  U.S. Senator Marco Rubio speaks on strategies for sparking economic growth in Washington on March 10, 2014. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio speaks on strategies for sparking economic growth in Washington on March 10, 2014.Brooks Kraft—Corbis by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Dec 16, 2014 5:38 PM UTC A spokesman for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio praised former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush Tuesday hours after he announced he is beginning to “actively explore” a run for the White House, but said the younger Republican’s decision on whether to run himself is unaltered by Bush’s entrance. Bush was a mentor and political ally to Rubio in Florida, where the senator was previously Speaker of the State House of Representatives. (When Rubio first took over as Speaker in 2005, Bush presented him with a [golden sword named “Chang.”](http://www.gainesville.com/article/20050918/COLUMNS/50917061)) Rubio, who has been open about his own ambitions and said he’d make up his mind about running for president or re-election in the Senate in the coming weeks, and Bush share supporters and donors, many of whom believe that the pair would not run against each other in a primary. “Marco has a lot of respect for Governor Bush, and believes he would be a formidable candidate,” said Rubio spokesman Alex Conant. “However, Marco’s decision on whether to run for President or re-election will be based on where he can best achieve his agenda to restore the American Dream—not on who else might be running.” ### See the 2016 Candidates Looking Very Presidential  Sen. Ted Cruz is surrounded by stars and stripes at the 2014 Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C. on September 26, 2014. Mark Peterson—Redux  Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton gazes pensively into the distance at Iowa Senator Tom Harken'a annual Steak Fry in Indianola, Iowa on September 14, 2014. Brooks Kraft—Corbis for TIME  Jeb Bush Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush flashes a power watch before giving his keynote address at the National Summit on Education Reform in Washington on Nov. 20, 2014. Susan Walsh—AP  Bernie Sanders waves to supporters after officially announcing his candidacy for the U.S. presidency during an event at Waterfront Park in Burlington, Vermont, on May 26, 2015. Win McNamee—Getty Images  Chris Christie New Jersey Governor Chris Christie strikes a presidential power stance at the ceremony for the opening of the 206 bypass in Hillsborough, New Jersey on October 28, 2013. Mark Peterson—Redux  Former Hewlett-Packard Co Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina listens to her introduction from the side of the stage at the Freedom Summit in Des Moines, Iowa on Jan. 24, 2015. Jim Young—Reuters  Rand Paul Sen. Rand Paul works a crowd during a campaign stop on October 24, 2014 in McDonough, Georgia. Jessica McGowan—Getty Images  Rick Perry Texas Gov. Rick Perry looks powerfully patriotic during the National Anthem before an NCAA college football game on Nov. 27, 2014, in College Station, Texas. David J. Phillip—AP  Bobby Jindal Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal looks to the future during The Family Leadership Summit on Aug. 9, 2014, in Ames, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall—AP  Martin O'Malley Maryland Governor Martin OíMalley ponders decorating ideas in front of his possible future home on CBS's Face the Nation on Feb. 23, 2014. Chris Usher—AP  Marco Rubio Sen. Marco Rubio looks determined the morning after the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C. on January 29, 2014. Melissa Golden—Redux  Ben CarsonBen Carson at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference on March 8, 2014. Susan Walsh—AP  Jim Webb Retiring Sen. Jim Webb imitates the presidential wave during a rally in Virginia Beach, Va. on Sept. 27, 2012. Steve Helber—AP  John Kasich Ohio Gov. John Kasich practices his presidential victory pose at the Ohio Republican Party celebration on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. Tony Dejak—AP  Rick Santorum Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum looks resolute at CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference on March 7, 2014. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Scott Walker Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker practices the presidential point on March 3, 2014 in Milwaukee. Jeffrey Phelps—AP  Mike Huckabee Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee fine-tunes his presidential oratory at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md. on March 7, 2014. Susan Walsh—AP  Lincoln Chafee, Former Rhode Island Governor, poses for a selfie with a student after announcing he will seek the Democratic nomination for president in Arlington, Va. on June 3, 2015. Jonathan Ernst—Reuters  Lindsey Graham Lindsey Graham announced his plans to join the 2016 presidential race. Alex Wong—Getty Images  George Pataki Former New York governor George Pataki listens to a question at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Conference in Nashua, New Hampshire, in this April 17, 2015 file photo. Brian Snyder—Reuters ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3636107/jeb-bush-marco-rubio-white-house/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3636107/jeb-bush-marco-rubio-white-house/"},"headline":"Rubio Spokesman Says Jeb Bush Announcement Won't Stop Him","datePublished":"2014-12-16T17:38:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:06:38.812Z","description":"A spokesman for Sen. 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