--- title: Jeb Bush Joins Debate Over 'New York Values' description: The former Florida Governor says Ted Cruz's ties to New York and elite schools might give him the upper-hand on understanding the fight. canonical: https://time.com/4183650/jeb-bush-new-york-values/ author: Philip Elliott article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-16T20:58:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T14:11:59.938Z article:section: Politics og:title: Jeb Bush Joins Debate Over 'New York Values' og:description: The former Florida Governor says Ted Cruz's ties to New York and elite schools might give him the upper-hand on understanding the fight. og:url: https://time.com/4183650/jeb-bush-new-york-values/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4aadfe94d0691c61/69887972bc6cfc61e53db47c/jeb-bush1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Jeb Bush og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jeb Bush Joins Debate Over 'New York Values' twitter:description: The former Florida Governor says Ted Cruz's ties to New York and elite schools might give him the upper-hand on understanding the fight. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4aadfe94d0691c61/69887972bc6cfc61e53db47c/jeb-bush1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jeb Bush Sides With Trump in Debate Over 'New York Values'  by [Philip Elliott / Hampstead, N.H.](https://time.com/author/philip-elliott/)  ## Philip Elliott / Hampstead, N.H. Senior Correspondent Jan 16, 2016 8:58 PM UTC  Jeb Bush speaks during a campaign stop at Souhegan High School, on Jan. 16, 2016, in Amherst, NH. Jeb Bush speaks during a campaign stop at Souhegan High School, on Jan. 16, 2016, in Amherst, NH.Jim Cole—AP  by [Philip Elliott / Hampstead, N.H.](https://time.com/author/philip-elliott/)  ## Philip Elliott / Hampstead, N.H. Senior Correspondent Jan 16, 2016 8:58 PM UTC Jeb Bush is joining those who are piling-on against Ted Cruz’s [criticism](http://time.com/4183481/chirlane-mccray-new-york-values/) of those who share [“New York values.”](http://time.com/4182887/ted-cruz-new-york-values-donald-trump-republican-debate/) The former Florida Governor told reporters on Saturday that rival [Donald Trump was right to defend](http://time.com/4181975/republican-debate-trump-defends-new-york/) The Big Apple from Cruz’s criticism that started during Thursday night’s [debate](http://time.com/4181975/republican-debate-trump-defends-new-york/). Cruz tried to cast New York as liberal and elite, but the attack largely backfired when Trump countered that New York values helped the city recover after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Bush weighed in on the kerfuffle as he wrapped up his visit to New Hampshire after a reporter asked him what he made of the snipes over New York values. **Read More:** [_Bush Finds His Groove in Trump’s Shadow_](http://time.com/4183663/jeb-bush-donald-trump-new-hampshire/) “I don’t know what that means, really,’ Bush said. “I thought we were stuck on San Francisco values until recently. Now, we’re bicoastal.” Bush then ribbed Cruz’s pedigree. “Ted Cruz went to Princeton. He went to Harvard. His wife is a talented woman who works at Goldman Sachs,” Bush said. “I guess he has an insight into New York values that others don’t have.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4183650/jeb-bush-new-york-values/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4183650/jeb-bush-new-york-values/"},"headline":"Jeb Bush Sides With Trump in Debate Over 'New York Values'","datePublished":"2016-01-16T20:58:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:11:59.938Z","description":"'Ted Cruz went to Princeton. He went to Harvard. 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