Jeb Bush, the 'joyful tortoise,' gives out tiny toy turtles on trail
By Ashley Killough, CNN
Updated 2:35 PM ET, Wed January 6, 2016

Portsmouth, New Hampshire (CNN)Jeb Bush keeps turtles in his pocket.

The Republican presidential candidate, who early on in his campaign referred to himself as a "joyful tortoise," walked over to a 13-year-old boy here at a breakfast joint Wednesday and pulled out a tiny turtle figurine.



"I give them out to kids. Slow, steady progress -- that's what that means," he told reporters, as he pulled out more turtles from his pocket. "I have a bunch of turtles. ..............................................

According to the campaign, Bush gets the turtles from New Hampshire state Rep. William Gannon, who endorsed Bush back in August.

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