More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
On Tuesday, all three network morning shows ran with an unconfirmed claim from prominent Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend that former President George H.W. Bush supposedly told her he was voting for Hillary Clinton. On NBC’s Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie excitedly told viewers: “Is a Bush ready to back a Clinton? Yes, according to a Kennedy...”
She continued: “On Facebook, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend said former President George H.W. Bush told her he will vote for Hillary Clinton. The daughter of Robert Kennedy...included a photo of herself shaking hands with the former president.” Guthrie briefly noted: “In a statement to Politico, a Bush spokesman would neither confirm nor deny that claim.”