Jeb Bush Won't Vote For Trump Or Clinton

MIAMI, FL — Just who former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush plans to vote for in the Nov. 8 general election is anyone’s guess. He’s made it clear, however, he has no intention of backing Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton’s run for the White House.

On Friday afternoon, Bush took to his Facebook page to issue a statement on his presidential stand.

“I congratulate Donald Trump on securing his place as the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee,” Bush wrote. “There is no doubt that he successfully tapped into the deep sense of anger and frustration so many Americans around the country rightfully feel today.”

That anger, Bush said, is a result of a fearful populace, concerned about the direction the country is taking and the “abject failure and inability of leaders in Washington, D.C. to make anything better.”

While the race is beginning to solidify with Trump and Clinton as the likely nominees, Bush says he just can’t back either horse.

Trump, he wrote, has failed to demonstrate the character, temperament and strength of character needed for the job of President.

“He has not displayed a respect for the Constitution,” Bush said. “And, he is not a consistent conservative. These are all reasons why I cannot support his candidacy.”

As for Clinton, Bush said it’s likely she would just “present a third term of the disastrous foreign and economic policy agenda of Barack Obama.” He also pointed out she has “proven to be an untrustworthy liberal politician.”

Bush has vowed, come November, to back “principled conservatives at the state and federal levels.”

Whether that means he’ll enter as a write-in or back another dropped-out candidate such as fellow Floridian Sen. Marco Rubio with a penciled-in nod is anyone’s guess.

Bush made the decision to drop out of the race for the Republican nomination way back in February when the list of possible candidates was still rather lengthy. Bush only had four delegates to his name. Right To Rise, a Super PAC supporting his presidential bid, raised more than $100 million during the election cycle, according to Open Secrets.

One-by-one Republican hopefuls have exited the pack, following Bush's footsteps, as Trump has continued to rack up primary wins. While Rubio exited the race after a crushing defeat in the Sunshine State’s March 15 primary, Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich stubbornly hung on until Trump handed them defeat in Tuesday’s Indiana Primary.

Trump currently holds 1,068 of the 1,237 delegates needed to win the Republican nomination. With no other candidates left standing, he’s considered the presumptive winner. As for Clinton, she has 2,205 of the 2,383 delegates needed to win the Democrat nomination. Sen. Bernie Sanders is still in the race with 1,401 delegates to his credit.

Photo courtesy of the Jeb Bush Facebook page