On Sunday evening, "60 Minutes" finally released a statement addressing the scandal surrounding the show's recent interview with Kamala Harris. The responses have not been kind. Before we get there, though, the background of this situation is important. As RedState reported, "60 Minutes" put out a clip on the internet of Harris answering a question about Israel and the war in Gaza. As you'll see, the word "answering" is doing some heavy lifting there, as what came out of the vice president's mouth was a nearly incomprehensible word salad.
Harris has a long history of spewing abject vapidness when pressed on any serious issue. To call her lazy would be an insult to the lazy. This is a woman who puts zero effort into anything because she doesn't think she needs to. It wasn't just Republicans who recognized how bad that exchange looked for her, though. "60 Minutes" decided to cut that answer and paste it into a completely different one when they aired the interview on television. SEE: '60 Minutes' Has Some Explaining to Do After Eye-Opening Edit Discovered on Harris Word Salad Here's what the edited version said.
That brings me to the "60 Minutes" statement in question. Instead of taking responsibility for the deceptive editing, the statement blames Donald Trump and insists the swapping of answers was inconsequential because they were the "same."
What is written above is simply a lie. As the above transcripts show, in no way, shape, or form were the two answers the "same." Further, to call Trump a liar when he is absolutely correct about what "60 Minutes" did just shows how far gone CBS News is. That statement is not from a news organization. It's a statement from the Harris campaign, and that wasn't lost on anyone, including the Trump camp. The Trump campaign has responded with the obvious retort: Release the transcript. They also put out the following statement.
Why won't "60 Minutes" release the transcript and end this controversy? Because they did exactly what they are being accused of. They copied and pasted a different answer over one of Harris' word salads to protect her politically. CBS News is a joke. It is a dumpster of a network that no Republican should ever appear on again. Deny them the credibility and let them languish as a broadcast version of MSNBC. No network that behaves that way and then has the audacity to put out a statement like that deserves to be taken seriously. |
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