In a furious duo of posts on his Truth Social social media platform, former President Donald Trump sounded off about how CBS handled the “60 Minutes” interview between Bill Whitaker and Harris, an interview that generally went less than well for VP Harrs. Particularly at issue was an incident in which CBS edited what was originally a vague, rambly response by VP Harris and replaced it with her giving a more polished answer.
In the incident at issue, Whitaker asked, as shown by the teaser trailer for the episode, “But it seems that Prime Minister Netanyahu is not listening.” In response, Harris said, “Well Bill, the work that we have done has resulted in a number of movements in that region by Israel that were very much prompted by or a result of many things, including our advocacy for what needs to happen in the region…”
Continuing, she kept rambling and said, “We are not going to stop pursuing what is necessary for the United States to be clear about where we stand on the need for this war to end.” That response, however, was edited and replaced with a more coherent, polished, and less vague response when the ep, drawing online criticism. In the shorter response, the one that aired, Whitaker asked, “Does the U.S. have no sway over Prime Minister Netanyahu?” Harris told him, “The work that we do diplomatically with the leadership of Israel is an ongoing pursuit around making clear our principles.”
Former President Trump was, as might be expected, furious, and he sounded off on CBS in response, saying, “A giant Fake News Scam by CBS & 60 Minutes. Her REAL ANSWER WAS CRAZY, OR DUMB, so they actually REPLACED it with another answer in order to save her or, at least, make her look better.”
Continuing, he said that the network should lose its license over the edit, saying, “A FAKE NEWS SCAM, which is totally illegal. TAKE AWAY THE CBS LICENSE. Election Interference. She is a Moron, and the Fake News Media wants to hide that fact. An UNPRECEDENTED SCANDAL!!! The Dems got them to do this and should be forced to concede the Election? WOW!”
Attached to the former president’s post in which he sounded off on how CBS edited the interview and in which he alleged that the network had committed what he called “election interference” by making her look better was a clip in which the two clips were put side by side, so her originally shown response and the aired response could be seen. Watch it here:
In another post on Truth Social, the former president alleged that the edited clip was not just “fraud” but the “biggest scandal in broadcast history,” which is an exaggeration given past scandals like the 1950s quiz show scandals. In any case, he said, “The fraud committed by 60 Minutes and CBS, together with the Democrat Party, is the single Biggest Scandal in Broadcast History!”
Featured image credit: screengrab from the embedded video
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