On Tuesday’s CBS This Morning, reporter Chip Reid touted Democratic outrage over Jeb Bush’s comments over the need to crack down on“birth tourism” as evidence the Republican has “ignited a new controversy” on the issue of birthright citizenship.
After the CBS reporter highlighted the ongoing back-and-forth between Bush and GOP frontrunner Donald Trump on immigration, Reid proclaimed “as Bush stood by his use of the controversial term anchor baby...He ignited a new controversy.”
Reid proceeded to play an edited clip of Bush speaking in McAllen, Texas in which the Republican said “[f]rankly, it's more related to Asian people." The CBS reporter failed to include the entire context of Bush's comments which focused on the need to combat “fraud” in an effort exploit the “noble concept” of birthright citizenship:
From ABCNews.com:
What I was talking about was the specific case of fraud being committed where there's organized efforts -- and frankly it's more related to Asian people -- coming into our country, and having children, in that organized effort, taking advantage of a noble concept, which is birthright citizenship,” said Bush, adding, “I support the 14th amendment.”
Rather than provide full context for Bush’s remarks, Reid instead chose to promote the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s criticism:
An Asian-American Democratic official cited that reference to call Bush “out of touch,” adding “the only thing worse than Jeb Bush's words about immigrant families may be his policies toward them.” But a new Gallup poll shows Hispanics overwhelmingly favor Bush to Trump, 34-14%. Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton sought to capitalize on the GOP feud.
ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s Today did not highlight Bush’s comments about the need to stop the instances of fraud that takes place over birthright citizenship and instead merely focused on the ongoing fight between Trump and Bush over immigration on their Tuesday morning broadcasts.
See relevant transcript below:
CBS This Morning
August 25, 2015
JULIANNA GOLDMAN: The stock market worries are spilling into the Republican presidential race. Candidate Scott Walker is blaming China for the market's big losses. He called on President Obama to actually cancel next month's state dinner for China's president. And Donald Trump agreed saying “I would not be throwing him a dinner. I'd get him a McDonald's hamburger.” Chip Reid is in Dubuque, Iowa, where Trump is holding a rally tonight. Chip good morning.
CHIP REID: Well, good morning. You know, Donald Trump has made one thing perfectly clear again and again that in his not so humble opinion he is the only candidate who really understands how the world works.
DONALD TRUMP: I've been telling everybody for a long time, China is taking our jobs.
REID: That extraordinary level of confidence, critics call it ego, is especially high with when it comes to the economy.
TRUMP: You have to know what you're doing. We have nobody that has a clue.
REID: On Monday, he singled out Jeb Bush.
TRUMP: Look. Jeb Bush is a nice person. He doesn't have the energy or the capacity to make our country great again.
REID: The Bush/Trump feud intensified as Bush headed to the Mexican border and attacked Trump's plan on immigration.
JEB BUSH: That his proposal is unrealistic. It will cost hundreds of billions of dollars. It will violate people's civil liberties. It will create friction with our third largest trading pattern that is not necessary.
REID: On Fox News, Trump fired back.
TRUMP: We have illegal people, people that came in illegally. You tell me about civil liberties, we have to get them out and some of these people are causing tremendous problems.
REID: But as Bush stood by his use of the controversial term anchor baby.
BUSH: I think we need to take a step back and chill out a little bit.
REID: He ignited a new controversy.
BUSH: Frankly, it's more related to Asian people.
REID: An Asian-American Democratic officials cited that reference to call Bush “out of touch,” adding “the only thing worse than Jeb Bush's words about immigrant families may be his policies toward them.” But a new Gallup poll shows Hispanics overwhelmingly favor Bush to Trump, 34-14%. Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton sought to capitalize on the GOP feud.
SEAN HANNITY: Would you repeal Obama’s executive amnesty?
BUSH: Yes.
REID: Releasing her own online video.
HILLARY CLINTON: Don't let the circus distract you. Most of the other candidates are just Trump, without the pizzazz or the hair.
