Focus on the Family
Hendon says most of the story’s true, and he adds a few details of his own: “I also heard that [Burnett’s] sister came to the door. She said she was voting for me and not voting for him.”
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Hendon’s assertion does not “deserve an answer,” counters Burnett. “He’s crazy. I’m praying for him, I tell you.”
“What half brother? I have a half brother who happens to be incarcerated, so I don’t know who he’s talking about.”
He’s Got a Bridge to Sell
Donoghue’s got the story wrong, says Matlak: “What’s he talking about? The bridge is open. If he wants to cross the bridge, he can cross the bridge.”
But the kids in the photo aren’t gangbangers. One of their moms says they’re four kids rounded up by a Rubio campaign aide who asked them to pose for a shot about a youth program. “The boys were lied to,” says Elizabeth Velasquez. “They had no right to use my son’s picture like that without my consent.”
