Jeb Bush to audience: 'Please clap'

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush prompted the audience at a New Hampshire campaign event to clap for him after an applause line fell flat.

[xelefonte]

You know in Jeb’s defense, both Trump and Obama said “please clap” in two of their speeches... I made that up. I’m just trying to help the poor guy. Nobody has ever said “please clap”. Only Jeb.

[jebistough]

Jeb! told them to clap and they clapped. That's called leadership.

Jeb!2016

[pratheekbhat]

When Jeb said "please clap"
I felt that

[mitchellhardy]

"You should've clapped"
-Jeb Bush after releasing murder hornets and COVID-19 in 2020

[Antinomer]

He could've said "Thank you" and people would've clapped, right?

[Ayden_B]

And that, dear commenter, is what we call “Political Suicide”

[declanfrerichs]

I loved it when jeb said “its clappin time”

[annatar]

that's more pathetic than my life, and I'm an internet troll

[GetToDaChoppa-kr]

It would have been funnier if they hadn't clapped, and walked out leaving Jeb crying.

[yes-birw]

The reason they didn't initially clap was because they were so astound by his presence that they couldn't move

[lilahdog]

Three years later and this has to be still the downright saddest moment in politics. "PlEaSe ClAp"

[appa]

The funny thing is he looks really pleased with himself after that. He looks like he just won.

[thegreatcatsby]

Man, I feel so bad for him... This is so sad.

[BlackWolfInc]

Just when you think no more harm can be done, Jeb just pulls one right from his ass. This will probably be the most embarrassing presidential campaign of all time.

[shanedeleon]

Why does this have the energy of a catholic priest saying, "let us pray"

[JY-bwqz]

Who's here after Buttigieg's "come on"?

[Interceptor]

The speech itself wasn’t that bad. Honestly if he had said thank you, he would’ve saved himself he embarrassment and everybody would have clapped

[ViscountBuggus]

Jeb please come back we'll clap this time Jeb please

[umachan]

This one moment, more than anything else, really sunk his candidacy. There was no coming back after this.

[louisiananlord]

Imagine how much more sad it would have been if nobody clapped. Poor Jeb. :( He never should have ran for office.