Jeb Bush have given a strong indication that he will join the Republican presidential campaign this month, tweeting that an announcement is coming on June 15.
The former Florida governor, the younger brother of former President George W Bush, widely expected to run for the GOP nomination, tweeted “coming soon” with a link to the website jebannouncement.com.
On that page, the date "06.15.15" was listed, followed by the tease: “Be the first to know. RSVP now”.
Hope you all will join me for a special day http://t.co/t9HbLScr6E pic.twitter.com/WDq11hxJzZ
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) June 4, 2015
Visitors to the site were invited enter their name and email address. Mr Bush also tweeted the message in Spanish, “Proximamente 6.15.15”.
Próximamente 6.15.15...http://t.co/WvZPPefdn7
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) June 4, 2015
Mr Bush would enter a crowded primary that includes Senators Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, among others.
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry is expected to announce his bid on Thursday.