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Jeb Bush: Barbara Bush Now 'Biggest Supporter'

Jeb Bush said his mother, former First Lady Barbara Bush, volunteered to hit the campaign trail in New Hampshire for “her favorite.”
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By Kelly O'Donnell and Andrew Rafferty

Jeb Bush said his mother, former First Lady Barbara Bush, has become his biggest supporter after her now-famous 2013 proclamation on TODAY that the country has “had enough Bushes.”

“I marked her down as neutral at that point,” Jeb Bush joked to NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell on Thursday. “Since that time she's been my biggest supporter.”

Barbara Bush will join her son at a town hall event in Derry, New Hampshire, Thursday evening. It’s the first time the two will appear together on the campaign trail.

“My mom's 90 years old, I'm not going to say, 'Can you go out five days, work 13 hours a day?' But she wanted to come. And I love her dearly and America loves her,” Jeb Bush said.

Kelly O'Donnell

Kelly O’Donnell is Senior White House correspondent for NBC News.

Andrew Rafferty

Andrew Rafferty has been a political reporter for NBCNews.com since 2013. Rafferty writes and reports on politics for the web, and shoots and produces video for all NBC platforms. 

Prior to joining NBCNews.com, Rafferty was a campaign reporter covering the 2012 presidential election. Rafferty was on the road for both the Republican primaries and general election, providing content for both the web and television. 

Rafferty began at NBC News through a fellowship at "Meet The Press." 

He is from Buffalo, N.Y., and attended John Carroll University in Ohio.