Teeley, Bush’s press secretary, tucked a line into the candidate’s speech at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, criticizing Reagan’s economic plan—cutting taxes to raise revenues ...

Laura Bush’s press secretary called the reports “nonsense.” From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Asked the following day about Bush’s remarks, Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, pointed to President Joe Biden’s remarks last month after an assassination attempt on his ...