Jeb shares daddy issues with kids: Greatest dad 'would send me into a deep depression for days'

Jeb Bush just keeps sticking his foot in it – his mouth that is.

During a campaign stop in New Hampshire Wednesday Jeb told a bunch of middle and high school students that his dear old dad, George H.W. Bush, would sometimes send the presidential contender into a “deep depression for days.”

The event didn’t start off so morose. Jeb was at the charter school addressing staff, and students about education reform. It was when the audience had a chance to ask questions, that the discussion took a somewhat dark and awkward turn.

The event was captured in real time on Twitter:

Student: “My mom wants to know what you’re going to do to protect the borders.” Bush: “The simple thing to do is…protect the borders!”

— Matt Viser (@mviser) November 4, 2015

Pretty weak, but it gets worse.

Jeb gives long answer on border security, reforming immigration system, deploying drones. Next question from girl: “What’s a border?” — Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) November 4, 2015

Doesn’t sound like things are going well, but it gets even worse.

Jeb, asked what it was like growing up with a presidential father: “When I was a kid, he was just a dad. And he was the greatest dad alive”

— Matt Viser (@mviser) November 4, 2015

OK, good. Let’s just leave it at that.

Jeb, on dad: “All he would have to say is ‘I’m disappointed in you’ and it would send me into a deep depression for days.” — Matt Viser (@mviser) November 4, 2015

Ah, no, Jeb. Why?!

The MSNBC reporter who was there had an even more depressing interpretation of Jeb’s comments:

Jeb on George HW: “All he would have to say is ‘I’m disappointed in you’ and it would send me into a deep spiraling depression for days”

— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) November 4, 2015

Jeb did know kids were there right? Right?!

@BenjySarlin I can’t tell. Is that a joke or real? — Andy Phifer (@AndyPhifer) November 4, 2015

@BenjySarlin well then he better not ask hw for his opinion on the current state of the jeb! campaign

— John Doe (@Lordofmisrule79) November 4, 2015

@mviser @SaraMurray drop out now jeb! — Women 4 Trump (@Women4Trump) November 4, 2015

Ugh.

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