NBC Hypes 'First Interview Fail' for Jeb Bush; Defends Hillary Clinton

Kyle Drennen | May 12, 2015
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More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.

On Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer proclaimed: "potential presidential candidate Jeb Bush under fire now from both Democrats and fellow Republicans....a comment that, just like his brother, he would have authorized the 2003 invasion of Iraq." The headline on screen read: "Jeb's First Interview Fail?; Slammed by Both Parties Over Iraq Comments."

Leading off the report, White House correspondent Kristen Welker declared: "Jeb Bush is standing by his controversial comments about Iraq this morning....But his family name continues to be both an asset and perhaps his biggest liability."