ABC's Tapper cited immigration as example of McCain breaking with GOP, despite previously noting McCain's reversal |
| Published: August 13, 2008, 6:38 pm |
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Despite having previously cited Sen. John McCain's statement during the January 30 Republican presidential debate that he would no longer vote for the comprehensive reform bill he co-sponsored with Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) if it came to a vote on the Senate floor, ABC News senior national correspondent Jake Tapper cited immigration reform as an example of when "McCain has broken with his party on controversial issues." During the August 12 edition of ABC's World News with Charles Gibson, Tapper played a video clip of McCain saying, "I just want to say that I have a record of reaching across the aisle ... and working with my friends, whether it be [Sen.] Joe Lieberman [I-CT] or Ted Kennedy" and cited "immigration reform" as an example of McCain breaking "with his party on controversial issues" without noting that under pressure from the Republican base, McCain reversed himself on a key component of immigration reform, now saying that "we've got to secure the borders [ Full article ] |
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