Jeb Bush tweeted a picture of a personalized gun with his name on it
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) sent a very simple tweet Tuesday afternoon.
The reaction to the photo of the presidential hopeful's personalized gun was swift.
You may see the tweet as ominous.
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Or desperate for engagement.
Or just flat-out ridiculous.
In any case, like most Jeb-related things lately, it seems like an opportunity ripe for momma's boy jokes. Julie Kliegman
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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.
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