Latest Fact-checks on Jeb Bush Jeb Bush stated on August 19, 2015 in a New Hampshire town hall discussion: Says Donald Trump "was a Democrat longer in the last decade than he was a Republican." Jeb Bush stated on August 10, 2015 in a Twitter exchange: There has been a 100 percent "increase in student debt under this Democratic White House." Jeb Bush stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: "As governor of Florida I defunded Planned Parenthood." Jeb Bush stated on July 27, 2015 in a Telemundo News interview: Says in 2002, he "won more Hispanic votes than Anglo votes, 60 percent in the state." Jeb Bush stated on July 17, 2015 in a town hall in Carson City, Nevada: "A law was passed, apparently in the Clinton administration, about whether, in recruiting offices … Marines or other military should be able to have guns. Apparently it is prohibited." Jeb Bush stated on June 30, 2015 in a post on his campaign website about releasing his tax returns: Says his "average federal tax rate" was 36 percent. Jeb Bush stated on June 30, 2015 in an announcement on his website: Says his release of 33 years of tax returns is "more than any presidential candidate in history." Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in a speech launching his 2016 campaign: "The party in the White House" is responsible for "a massive tax increase on the middle class." Jeb Bush stated on June 16, 2015 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News: As a senator, Hillary Clinton "has her name on three laws in eight years." Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: The Democrats are "responsible" for "the swift, mindless drawdown of a military that was generations in the making." Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in his announcement speech at Miami Dade College: Says Hillary Clinton "insists that when the progressive agenda encounters religious beliefs to the contrary, those beliefs ‘have to be changed.’ " Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Orlando: "In Florida, for eight years we cut taxes every year, totaling $19 billion." Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Orlando: "We reduced the government workforce by 13,000, 11 percent, during my eight years." Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in remarks at an economic summit in Orlando: "You can fill out your tax return in Estonia online in five minutes." Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's economic summit in Orlando: Says that during his eight years as Florida governor, "we created 1.3 million net new jobs -- more jobs created than Texas." Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a roundtable in New Hampshire: "ISIS didn't exist when my brother was president. Al-Qaida in Iraq was wiped out when my brother was president." Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.: "Florida was the only state during my eight years to go from AA to AAA" in its bond rating. Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.: Says he was known as "Veto Corleone" for cutting spending as Florida governor. Jeb Bush stated on May 16, 2015 in a speech at the Iowa GOP Lincoln Day dinner: "One person has been fired" at the Veterans Administration for withholding services. Jeb Bush stated on May 13, 2015 in a response to a question after a town hall meeting: "We had an agreement that the president could have signed that would have kept 10,000 troops" in Iraq. Jeb Bush stated on April 17, 2015 in a speech at Politics and Eggs: "On my last trip to New Hampshire, I think I met the guy who founded the first and only bank since Dodd-Frank passed, since the financial crisis. One bank in the country." Jeb Bush stated on May 1, 2015 in an interview with reporters at the North Carolina GOP headquarters: "There are more poor people today as a percentage of our population than the 1970s." Jeb Bush stated on April 17, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire: "We have an 80 percent graduation rate in high school after spending more per student than any country in the world other than Liechtenstein, I think, or Luxembourg and a couple other small countries." Jeb Bush stated on April 14, 2015 in an interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "We are in the sixth year of recovery, and median income is below what it was at the start of the recovery." Jeb Bush stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Florida has the most concealed weapon permits in the nation, "nearly double that of the second state, which is Texas." Jeb Bush stated on March 30, 2015 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Florida has a law like (Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act)." Jeb Bush stated on March 13, 2015 in a business roundtable in New Hampshire: Florida is "one of the few states that has actually had a narrowing of the achievement gap based on income, or based on race or ethnicity." Jeb Bush stated on February 27, 2015 in a CPAC appearance: Eliminating affirmative action in admissions in Florida led to "more African American and Hispanic kids attending our university system" than before. Jeb Bush stated on February 4, 2015 in a speech in Detroit: Hispanic students in Florida perform "the best" of any Hispanic population in the United States. Jeb Bush stated on February 4, 2015 in a speech in Detroit: "Millions of people have given up looking for work altogether."
Jeb Bush stated on August 19, 2015 in a New Hampshire town hall discussion: Says Donald Trump "was a Democrat longer in the last decade than he was a Republican." Jeb Bush stated on August 10, 2015 in a Twitter exchange: There has been a 100 percent "increase in student debt under this Democratic White House." Jeb Bush stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: "As governor of Florida I defunded Planned Parenthood." Jeb Bush stated on July 27, 2015 in a Telemundo News interview: Says in 2002, he "won more Hispanic votes than Anglo votes, 60 percent in the state." Jeb Bush stated on July 17, 2015 in a town hall in Carson City, Nevada: "A law was passed, apparently in the Clinton administration, about whether, in recruiting offices … Marines or other military should be able to have guns. Apparently it is prohibited." Jeb Bush stated on June 30, 2015 in a post on his campaign website about releasing his tax returns: Says his "average federal tax rate" was 36 percent. Jeb Bush stated on June 30, 2015 in an announcement on his website: Says his release of 33 years of tax returns is "more than any presidential candidate in history." Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in a speech launching his 2016 campaign: "The party in the White House" is responsible for "a massive tax increase on the middle class." Jeb Bush stated on June 16, 2015 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News: As a senator, Hillary Clinton "has her name on three laws in eight years." Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: The Democrats are "responsible" for "the swift, mindless drawdown of a military that was generations in the making." Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in his announcement speech at Miami Dade College: Says Hillary Clinton "insists that when the progressive agenda encounters religious beliefs to the contrary, those beliefs ‘have to be changed.’ " Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Orlando: "In Florida, for eight years we cut taxes every year, totaling $19 billion." Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Orlando: "We reduced the government workforce by 13,000, 11 percent, during my eight years." Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in remarks at an economic summit in Orlando: "You can fill out your tax return in Estonia online in five minutes." Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's economic summit in Orlando: Says that during his eight years as Florida governor, "we created 1.3 million net new jobs -- more jobs created than Texas." Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a roundtable in New Hampshire: "ISIS didn't exist when my brother was president. Al-Qaida in Iraq was wiped out when my brother was president." Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.: "Florida was the only state during my eight years to go from AA to AAA" in its bond rating. Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.: Says he was known as "Veto Corleone" for cutting spending as Florida governor. Jeb Bush stated on May 16, 2015 in a speech at the Iowa GOP Lincoln Day dinner: "One person has been fired" at the Veterans Administration for withholding services. Jeb Bush stated on May 13, 2015 in a response to a question after a town hall meeting: "We had an agreement that the president could have signed that would have kept 10,000 troops" in Iraq. Jeb Bush stated on April 17, 2015 in a speech at Politics and Eggs: "On my last trip to New Hampshire, I think I met the guy who founded the first and only bank since Dodd-Frank passed, since the financial crisis. One bank in the country." Jeb Bush stated on May 1, 2015 in an interview with reporters at the North Carolina GOP headquarters: "There are more poor people today as a percentage of our population than the 1970s." Jeb Bush stated on April 17, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire: "We have an 80 percent graduation rate in high school after spending more per student than any country in the world other than Liechtenstein, I think, or Luxembourg and a couple other small countries." Jeb Bush stated on April 14, 2015 in an interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "We are in the sixth year of recovery, and median income is below what it was at the start of the recovery." Jeb Bush stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Florida has the most concealed weapon permits in the nation, "nearly double that of the second state, which is Texas." Jeb Bush stated on March 30, 2015 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Florida has a law like (Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act)." Jeb Bush stated on March 13, 2015 in a business roundtable in New Hampshire: Florida is "one of the few states that has actually had a narrowing of the achievement gap based on income, or based on race or ethnicity." Jeb Bush stated on February 27, 2015 in a CPAC appearance: Eliminating affirmative action in admissions in Florida led to "more African American and Hispanic kids attending our university system" than before. Jeb Bush stated on February 4, 2015 in a speech in Detroit: Hispanic students in Florida perform "the best" of any Hispanic population in the United States. Jeb Bush stated on February 4, 2015 in a speech in Detroit: "Millions of people have given up looking for work altogether."
Jeb Bush stated on August 19, 2015 in a New Hampshire town hall discussion: Says Donald Trump "was a Democrat longer in the last decade than he was a Republican."
Jeb Bush stated on August 10, 2015 in a Twitter exchange: There has been a 100 percent "increase in student debt under this Democratic White House."
Jeb Bush stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: "As governor of Florida I defunded Planned Parenthood."
Jeb Bush stated on July 27, 2015 in a Telemundo News interview: Says in 2002, he "won more Hispanic votes than Anglo votes, 60 percent in the state."
Jeb Bush stated on July 17, 2015 in a town hall in Carson City, Nevada: "A law was passed, apparently in the Clinton administration, about whether, in recruiting offices … Marines or other military should be able to have guns. Apparently it is prohibited."
Jeb Bush stated on June 30, 2015 in a post on his campaign website about releasing his tax returns: Says his "average federal tax rate" was 36 percent.
Jeb Bush stated on June 30, 2015 in an announcement on his website: Says his release of 33 years of tax returns is "more than any presidential candidate in history."
Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in a speech launching his 2016 campaign: "The party in the White House" is responsible for "a massive tax increase on the middle class."
Jeb Bush stated on June 16, 2015 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News: As a senator, Hillary Clinton "has her name on three laws in eight years."
Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: The Democrats are "responsible" for "the swift, mindless drawdown of a military that was generations in the making."
Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in his announcement speech at Miami Dade College: Says Hillary Clinton "insists that when the progressive agenda encounters religious beliefs to the contrary, those beliefs ‘have to be changed.’ "
Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Orlando: "In Florida, for eight years we cut taxes every year, totaling $19 billion."
Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Orlando: "We reduced the government workforce by 13,000, 11 percent, during my eight years."
Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in remarks at an economic summit in Orlando: "You can fill out your tax return in Estonia online in five minutes."
Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's economic summit in Orlando: Says that during his eight years as Florida governor, "we created 1.3 million net new jobs -- more jobs created than Texas."
Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a roundtable in New Hampshire: "ISIS didn't exist when my brother was president. Al-Qaida in Iraq was wiped out when my brother was president."
Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.: "Florida was the only state during my eight years to go from AA to AAA" in its bond rating.
Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.: Says he was known as "Veto Corleone" for cutting spending as Florida governor.
Jeb Bush stated on May 16, 2015 in a speech at the Iowa GOP Lincoln Day dinner: "One person has been fired" at the Veterans Administration for withholding services.
Jeb Bush stated on May 13, 2015 in a response to a question after a town hall meeting: "We had an agreement that the president could have signed that would have kept 10,000 troops" in Iraq.
Jeb Bush stated on April 17, 2015 in a speech at Politics and Eggs: "On my last trip to New Hampshire, I think I met the guy who founded the first and only bank since Dodd-Frank passed, since the financial crisis. One bank in the country."
Jeb Bush stated on May 1, 2015 in an interview with reporters at the North Carolina GOP headquarters: "There are more poor people today as a percentage of our population than the 1970s."
Jeb Bush stated on April 17, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire: "We have an 80 percent graduation rate in high school after spending more per student than any country in the world other than Liechtenstein, I think, or Luxembourg and a couple other small countries."
Jeb Bush stated on April 14, 2015 in an interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "We are in the sixth year of recovery, and median income is below what it was at the start of the recovery."
Jeb Bush stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Florida has the most concealed weapon permits in the nation, "nearly double that of the second state, which is Texas."
Jeb Bush stated on March 30, 2015 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Florida has a law like (Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act)."
Jeb Bush stated on March 13, 2015 in a business roundtable in New Hampshire: Florida is "one of the few states that has actually had a narrowing of the achievement gap based on income, or based on race or ethnicity."
Jeb Bush stated on February 27, 2015 in a CPAC appearance: Eliminating affirmative action in admissions in Florida led to "more African American and Hispanic kids attending our university system" than before.
Jeb Bush stated on February 4, 2015 in a speech in Detroit: Hispanic students in Florida perform "the best" of any Hispanic population in the United States.
Jeb Bush stated on February 4, 2015 in a speech in Detroit: "Millions of people have given up looking for work altogether."