'60 Minutes' rejects Trump's claims it edited clip for Harris as former president calls for investigation [View all]
Source: CNN Politics
Published 11:02 PM EDT, Sun October 20, 2024
CNN — CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday rejected former President Donald Trump’s claims that the show edited its interview with Vice President Kamala Harris at her campaign’s direction. “Former President Donald Trump is accusing 60 Minutes of deceitful editing of our Oct. 7 interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. That is false,” the show said in a statement that noted that Trump backed out of his own “60 Minutes” interview earlier this month.
“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 reads. “Same question. Same answer. But a different portion of the response. When we edit any interview, whether a politician, an athlete, or movie star, we strive to be clear, accurate and on point. 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.”
In an interview on Fox’s “MediaBuzz” that aired earlier Sunday, Trump suggested Harris should be investigated over her “60 Minutes” appearance. He repeated his accusations that CBS News edited the sit-down with correspondent Bill Whitaker. “They took the answer out in it’s entirety and put a completely different answer in that looks – that makes her look like she’s normal,” he told host Howard Kurtz.
The former president’s criticism of CBS comes as has repeatedly turned down invitations from television networks, including CNN and Fox News, for additional debates, instead opting for sit-downs with right-wing media outlets. The Harris campaign has seized on her GOP rival declining interviews to advance her message that he isn’t up to being president.
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