Along with its recurrently scheduled programming, 60 Minutes on Sunday offered somewhat one thing additional: A observe to viewers.
The famed CBS newsmagazine launched a statement unequivocally refuting Donald Trump’s claims that it selectively edited its Oct. 7 interview with Vice President Kamala Harris to make her seem extra favorable.
“That’s false,” the present mentioned.
“60 Minutes gave an excerpt of our interview to Face the Nation that used an extended part of her reply than that on 60 Minutes. Similar query. Similar reply,” it continued. “However a distinct portion of the response. Once we edit any interview, whether or not a politician, an athlete, or film star, we try to be clear, correct and on level. The portion of her reply on 60 Minutes was extra succinct, which permits time for different topics in a large ranging 21-minute-long phase.”
The present reminded its viewers that Trump “pulled out of his interview.” When CBS introduced that the previous president had chickened out of his sitdown simply days earlier than the election particular was set to air, a marketing campaign spokesperson denied that he’d ever been booked, including that the community had demanded “stay reality checking.”
“Our long-standing invitation to former President Trump stays open,” the assertion concluded. “If he want to talk about the problems dealing with the nation and the Harris interview, we might be glad to have him on 60 Minutes.”
After Harris’ interview aired earlier this month, Trump took to Fact Social to assail this system, calling it a “large faux information rip-off.” As proof, he pointed to chatter on-line that the vice chairman had given a distinct reply to a query in a clip that aired on Face the Nation than what was proven on 60 Minutes.
“Her REAL ANSWER WAS CRAZY, OR DUMB, so they really REPLACED it with one other reply in an effort to save her or, a minimum of, to make her look higher,” he wrote.
The 60 Minutes staff didn’t reply on the time to the previous president’s accusations.
Trump later referred to as for the community to lose its broadcasting license over the interview. Jessica Rosenworcel, the chairwoman of the Federal Communications Fee, mentioned that Trump’s “threats in opposition to free speech are critical and shouldn’t be ignored.
“As I’ve mentioned earlier than, the First Modification is a cornerstone of our democracy,” she continued. “The FCC doesn’t and won’t revoke licenses for broadcast stations just because a politician disagrees with or dislikes content material or protection.”
On the high of the election particular, 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley advised viewers that Trump’s marketing campaign had provided “shifting explanations” for his choice to again out.
“First, it complained that we might fact-check the interview,” Pelley mentioned. “We fact-check each story. Later, Trump mentioned he wanted an apology for his interview in 2020,” when the previous president stormed out of his interview with 60 Minutes correspondent Leslie Stahl, enraged by her questions.
