The mystery of Jeb Bush's media diet
Reuters/Jim Young
The likely presidential candidate raised a few eyebrows last week when he claimed he doesn't read The Times during a Fox News Radio interview.
"I don't read The New York Times to be honest with you," he said when asked about a Times report on the religious right's unhappiness with his candidacy.
If Bush doesn't read The Times, it would appear he changed his reading habits since 2009, when he told Esquire magazine that The Gray Lady was part of his daily routine. Politico first called attention to the Esquire piece on Tuesday.
"I read The New York Times. I read The Wall Street Journal. I read the Sayfie Review, which is about Florida politics," Bush is quoted saying about his "every day" reading activities.
However, Bush would hardly be the first likely GOP presidential contender to distance himself from The Times, which has a left-leaning editorial board. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) joked last month that he was giving up the paper for Lent. And Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said last week that a Times story skeptical of his chances was a badge of honor.
"When The New York Times says that the Washington elites despise me, my only question is whether I have to disclose that to the FEC as an in-kind donation," Cruz said. "Frankly, I can't think of a better ground to run on."
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