Report: Bush Staffer Gets Into ‘Heated’ Off-Stage Argument With CNBC Producer

Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during the CNBC Republican presidential debate at the University of Colorado, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Politico reported that Danny Diaz, campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush, confronted a CNBC producer Wednesday as the third GOP debate was still being broadcast.

The exchange was described as a “heated confrontation,” according to Politico, citing two unnamed sources.

One of the sources told the publication that Diaz was discussing the time amounted to Bush.

NPR Politics tweeted the time allotments, which showed Bush at the bottom, near the end of the debate:

Read Politico’s full report.

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