Is Bachmann exaggerating her foster care record?

2,844 views · Published 17 June 2011 · 0:56 · Indexed 1 October 2026

Channel: CBS News · 2011 · News & Politics

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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), who will soon announce her official presidential campaign, has repeatedly said she and her husband have raised 23 foster care children. At the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans Friday, CBSNews.com senior political reporter Brian Montopoli asked Bachmann to clarify.

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