CBS News pushed back against former President Trump’s claim that „60 Minutes“ deceitfully edited its interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, dismissing the allegation as „false“ in a statement released Sunday.
CBS News pushed back against former President Trump’s claim that “60 Minutes” deceitfully edited its interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, dismissing the allegation as “false” in a statement released Sunday.
After weeks of staying mum despite mounting backlash over the interview, CBS published a statement Sunday evening addressing the outrage that ensued after airing two different answers to the same question in the “60 Minutes” interview earlier this month with the Democratic nominee.
“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 statement began.
“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. 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.”
The statement then reminds readers that former President Trump “pulled out of his interview with ‘60 Minutes’ and the vice president participated.” The Trump campaign denied that it had ever formally accepted the invitation for the interview.
“Our long-standing invitation to former President Trump remains open,” the statement continues.
