Jeb Bush speech: ‘I am my own man’

“The great irony of the Obama Presidency is this: Someone who came to office promising greater engagement with the world has left America less influential in the world,” he said.

Bush tackled one of the biggest issues surrounding global affairs and Congress, when he said Wednesday that he’s “eager to hear” what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has to say when he comes to speak in a joint meeting of the two chambers next month.

“I’m surprised that the administration is upset to hear from a close and valuable ally on such a sensitive topic,” Bush said in speech in Chicago. “If we want to build confidence and trust…we have to listen.”

“If I’m considering running it’s not about re-litigating anything in the past, it’s about trying to create set of principles and ideas that will help us move forward,” he added.

CNN’s Steve Brusk and Imani Ashmeade contributed to this report.

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