Barbara Bush Has Harsh Words For Her Son, Jeb Jeb Bush has officially announced his 2016 bid. Apparently, he may not have the support from his mother, Barbara Bush, that he had hoped for. In an interview on C-Span, Jebs mother was interviewed, and told the audience that the U.S. should look beyond the Kennedys and Clinton. She continued on to say, If we cant find more than two or three families to run for higher office, thats silly. Because there are great governors and great eligible people to run. There are a lot of ways to serve, and being president is not the only one, she claimed, I would hope that someone else would run. Regarding rumors that her son might run, Barbara stated that she does not have doubts that he would be a qualified president, but that there are many qualified candidates out there with them. According to reports, she hopes that he will decided against running. 