[See NewsBusters for more.] CBS on Tuesday and Wednesday showed scant interest in the father of a mass murdering terrorist sitting directly behind Hillary Clinton at a rally in Florida. But when a disgraced former Republican Congressman sat behind Donald Trump, the network’s journalists perked up. CBS This Morning reporters on Thursday hyped the “controversial” Mark Foley, whose appearance made Trump’s Seddique Mateen critique “backfire.” Guest co-host Dana Jacobson taunted, “And [Trump] highlighted a controversial face in the crowd at a recent Clinton rally. But then, a disgraced former Congressman — and Trump supporter — stole some of the spotlight.” Reporter Major Garrett derided, “But when Trump shifted to another attack, it backfired.”
