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Jeb Bush Avoids Saying He Would Overturn Immigration Action

He had previously suggested that he might.
Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida, speaks during the Iowa Ag Summit at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., on Saturday, March 7, 2015.

Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida, speaks during the Iowa Ag Summit at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., on Saturday, March 7, 2015.

Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
Ali Elkin

Likely Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Sunday avoided saying that he would overturn President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration, signaling a possible slight change of course. 

"I think the Supreme Court's going to overturn 'em," the former Florida Governor said CBS's "Face the Nation," according to a transcript provided by the network. "I think it's unconstitutional. ... The simple fact is, he doesn't have the authority to do what he did.  He knows that and he's doing this for political purposes; to create a wedge for Democrats to win elections, I think."