’60 Minutes’ Finally Responds To Scandal Over Deceptive Editing Of Kamala Interview
CBS News’ “60 Minutes” finally responded on Sunday night to the scandal that erupted two weeks ago when the show deceptively edited remarks from an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.
The show claimed without providing evidence that the allegation that it deceitfully edited its interview with Harris was “false.”
“60 Minutes gave an excerpt of our interview to Face the Nation that used a longer section of her answer than that on 60 Minutes,” the statement claimed. “Same question. Same answer. But a different portion of the response.”
The left-wing show claimed that the “portion of her answer on 60 Minutes was more succinct, which allows time for other subjects in a wide ranging 21-minute-long segment.”
The show then took a petty shot at Trump: “Remember, Mr. Trump pulled out of his interview with 60 Minutes and the vice president participated.”
CBS News could have exonerated itself from the avalanche of negative claims it has faced as a result of the scandal simply by releasing the full interview and transcript — it did not.
The show had faced calls from media organizations, former CBS News journalists, U.S. Senators, and the Trump campaign to be transparent by releasing the full interview.
The Trump campaign responded to CBS News’ statement by saying:
60 Minutes just admitted to doing exactly what President Trump accused them of doing. They edited in a different response – from another part of her answer – to make Kamala Harris sound less incoherent than she really was. Their statement is not a denial, it is an admission that they did exactly what they were accused of. This is another reminder of how hopelessly biased 60 Minutes is, and how correct President Trump was to decline their invitation to be subjected to their fake news hackery. Release the transcript!
The show claimed without providing evidence that the allegation that it deceitfully edited its interview with Harris was “false.”
“60 Minutes gave an excerpt of our interview to Face the Nation that used a longer section of her answer than that on 60 Minutes,” the statement claimed. “Same question. Same answer. But a different portion of the response.”
The left-wing show claimed that the “portion of her answer on 60 Minutes was more succinct, which allows time for other subjects in a wide ranging 21-minute-long segment.”
The show then took a petty shot at Trump: “Remember, Mr. Trump pulled out of his interview with 60 Minutes and the vice president participated.”
CBS News could have exonerated itself from the avalanche of negative claims it has faced as a result of the scandal simply by releasing the full interview and transcript — it did not.
The show had faced calls from media organizations, former CBS News journalists, U.S. Senators, and the Trump campaign to be transparent by releasing the full interview.
The Trump campaign responded to CBS News’ statement by saying:
60 Minutes just admitted to doing exactly what President Trump accused them of doing. They edited in a different response – from another part of her answer – to make Kamala Harris sound less incoherent than she really was. Their statement is not a denial, it is an admission that they did exactly what they were accused of. This is another reminder of how hopelessly biased 60 Minutes is, and how correct President Trump was to decline their invitation to be subjected to their fake news hackery. Release the transcript!
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