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Trump Criticizes CBS and “60 Minutes” Over Edited Interview with Kamala Harris
On Thursday morning, Donald Trump took to social media to express his discontent with CBS and the news program “60 Minutes,” labeling the network’s actions as a “fake news scam.” This commentary came after CBS aired an edited version of an interview featuring Vice President Kamala Harris.
In his post on X, Trump shared a video contrasting the original response from Harris—provided during an interview segment with Bill Whitaker discussing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ongoing conflict in Gaza—with the edited version aired by CBS.
The original response from Harris, which emerged on X a day before the broadcast, stated: “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.” In contrast, the CBS-edit presented her answer as: “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.”
Trump’s criticism centered on the idea that the editing was meant to soften Harris’s original comments. He remarked, “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.” This led him to call for CBS to lose its broadcasting license, framing the network’s editorial choice as illegal and constituting election interference.
His post gained considerable traction, amassing 7.8 million views within just four hours, as reported by the platform X.
Trump’s frustrations were not isolated, as former CBS reporter Catherine Herridge joined the chorus of critics. She publicly supported the Trump campaign’s demand for CBS to release the “full, unedited transcript” of Harris’s interview, citing precedents from previous interviews where CBS provided complete transcripts.
In light of the controversy, the Harris campaign sought to clarify its position regarding the editing. A spokesperson stated, “We do not control CBS’s production decisions and refer questions to CBS,” indicating the campaign’s distance from the editorial decisions made by the network.
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