ORLANDO, Florida — Former Florida governor Jeb Bush will announce his candidacy for the presidency on June 15, according to a Fox News report. Bush has long been presumed to be laying the groundwork for a run in 2016. Now there’s a web site called “jebannouncement” that says “coming soon” and the date “06.15.15.”
Fox News attributes a “source close to Bush” for confirming that Bush will formally announce is campaign at Miami Dade College in Miami June 15.
“I want to be the guy to beat,” Bush said Tuesday in an interview in Orlando on the Fox News Channel.