Jeb Bush is gearing up for a presidential fight against Hillary Clinton.
At a Wednesday fundraiser in Greenwich, Connecticut, for his new political action committee Right to Rise, Bush — who announced late last year that he will “actively explore” running for the Oval Office in 2016 — dealt a few insults to potential foe Hillary Clinton, according to the Hearst Connecticut Media Group.
Multiple sources for the publication group recalled that Bush argued during his response to a question that Clinton will have to endure criticism of her foreign policy mishaps during her time as secretary of State under President Obama should she decide to run for president.
Moreover, one unnamed insider reported that Bush said in reference to Clinton, “If someone wants to run a campaign about ’90s nostalgia, it’s not going to be very successful.”
The former Florida governor’s speech ran about 30 minutes, and he dedicated another 30 to taking questions from his audience of about 175 people.
The event, which was closed to the media, was held at the home of former Goldman Sachs investment banking executive Charles Davis.
During his speech, Bush also attempted to distance himself from his father and brother.
“Do you have a father?” asked Bush, according to the source. “Do you have a brother? Are you the same person?”
According to a few individuals who attended the fundraising event, Bush was quite the hit.
“He was clearly on tonight,” affirmed former U.S. comptroller general David Walker. Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Jerry Labriola Jr. labeled Bush “extraordinary.”
Though the former governor still hasn’t specifically announced that he will run in 2016, the insider at the event assured, “It is fair to say that everyone in that room believes that he has every intention of seeing this through.”
Last month, a CNN/ORC poll showed that Bush currently leads the GOP field of potential presidential candidates.
Hillary Clinton is expected to announce whether or not she will run for president sometime this spring.
H/T The Hill
