Jeb Bush seems to be rethinking the idea of putting someone who wasn’t an American on the $10 bill.
Shortly after the former Florida governor argued that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher should be on the bill, which will feature a woman starting in 2020, he backtracked. In an interview with NBC, Bush said that he would let the American people vote and decide who should be on the bill.
The GOP hopeful added that the bigger issue, rather, is putting more $10 bills in the pockets of Americans.
“I would give it up to — on the internet and let people decide this. That would generate a lot of interest,” Bush said. “It could create all sorts of opportunities for math teachers to teach math, for social studies teachers to do the same. You could have an avalanche of interest in picking the woman that should be on the $10 bill.”
“I want to put more 20 dollar bills in people’s pockets,” said Bush, who dropped to 6th in the Washington Examiner‘s latest power rankings.
While a few candidates said they would put family members on the bill (Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump), Rosa Parks and Clara Barton were also mentioned as potential replacements for Alexander Hamilton.
Bush was not the only one to suggest a non-American for the bill. Ohio Gov. John Kasich floated Mother Teresa for the spot.
