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As another "far-left, liberal" website labeled it: "Bush Campaign Lies about Black Lives Matter Meeting"
Why lie about it? Why not just say, "I ain't meeting with those obnoxious, screaming protesters!"? That statement would garner more support from the GOP base, than what his campaign spokesperson said.
Here's What Really Happened In Jeb Bush's Private 'Black Lives Matter' Meeting
A Las Vegas campaign event for GOP presidential contender Jeb Bush came to a sudden end this week as activists, unhappy with how Bush addressed a question on racial injustice, chanted, "Black Lives Matter." After the confrontation, the Bush campaign said the candidate had privately met with advocates for the movement before the event, an assertion that appeared in multiple articles about the disruption.
But that description is misleading, The Huffington Post has learned. There was a meeting, but no activists from the Black Lives Matter movement participated. Instead, Bush met with a local elected official, a GOP lobbyist and a staffer from an anti-poverty organization.
Why lie about it? Why not just say, "I ain't meeting with those obnoxious, screaming protesters!"? That statement would garner more support from the GOP base, than what his campaign spokesperson said.