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His father, George H.W. Bush, won in South Carolina, and so did his brother, George W., both going on to take the White House.

But an embarrassing fourth-place showing in Saturday’s Republican primary — with only 7.8 percent of the vote — has led “Jeb!” to pack up his exclamation point and head for home.

“I’m proud of the campaign we ran to unify our country,” Bush (left) said in announcing he was throwing in the towel.

But, “The people of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina have spoken, so tonight I am suspending my campaign.”

Bush had insisted he would continue campaigning in Nevada next week for the state’s caucus Tuesday, but reversed course once the polls closed in South Carolina.

When asked Saturday whether he would join a Trump ticket as vice president, Bush quickly said, “No,” to laughter, adding, “Let’s be clear, I don’t think he would ask me.”

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