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Trump’s Complaints About ’60 Minutes’ Put A Spotlight On Editing At The Nation’s Top News Magazine
Donald Trump skipped a “60 Minutes” interview this week, but he’s criticizing CBS for how it handled its interview with opponent Kamala Harris, calling it a “giant fake news scam” and implying that the network was out to protect her.
Parts of the Harris interview aired Monday on the newsmagazine and on the Sunday morning political show “Face the Nation.” On two occasions, it showed Harris responding differently to queries presented by correspondent Bill Whitaker about the Biden administration’s efforts to end the war in the Middle East.
For CBS News, it was deemed part of the standard editing and cross-promotion procedure for a major interview. However, for those unfamiliar with journalism and television production, the impact can be startling.
Trump’s Complaints About ’60 Minutes’ Put A Spotlight On Editing At The Nation’s Top News Magazine
How did Harris appear to provide two answers?
Whitaker interviewed Harris in Washington on Saturday afternoon, October 5, for a special show that aired two days later, on Monday. However, “60 Minutes” shared a segment of that interview with colleagues on “Face the Nation,” both to provide fresh news for the Sunday morning show and to “tease” the full interview.
Whitaker once noted that Israel’s prime leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, did not appear to be listening to the administration’s proposals.
“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,” the vice president replied, in the wake of the “Face the Nation” portion of the program.
On “60 Minutes,” Harris responded to Whitaker’s statement: “We’re 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.”
After the disparities were pointed out online, Trump stated on his Truth Social account that Harris’ “REAL ANSWER WAS CRAZY, OR DUMB, so they actually REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER ANSWER in order to save her or, at the very least, make her look better.”
So, what did Harris really say to Whitaker?
CBS says both things. Her complete response to the question was two sentences combined — the first on “Face the Nation” and the second on “60 Minutes.”
CBS explained that the editing was necessary to make the “60 Minutes” interview piece more concise. The entire conversation with Harris lasted 45 minutes and was compressed into a 20-minute spot on the show. However, the editing gave the impression that the answer aired on “60 Minutes” was the first thing Harris said in response to the inquiry. The fact that Whitaker asked the question on “Face the Nation” rather than having someone reword it added to the misunderstanding and exposed CBS to criticism.
The network declined to reply to Trump’s complaints on the record but privately emphasized that nothing was done with the intention of favoring Harris. The network has stated that the same procedure was in place when Trump was interviewed on the show multiple times previously.
When asked about the controversy, a Harris campaign staffer told Variety that “we do not have control over CBS’ production decisions.”
Two, not one, interview responses were edited differently.
According to a review of the broadcasts, the same thing happened with the inquiry that came before Whitaker’s assessment that the Israeli leader did not appear to be listening to the US. Whitaker enumerated a series of measures performed by Netanyahu that the Biden administration had advised him not to, and questioned, “Does the administration have no sway over Prime Minister Netanyahu?”
However, on “Face the Nation,” Harris was shown providing an explanation that lasted a full minute, and it did not even include the quote that was aired on “60 Minutes” the following night. Harris mentioned efforts to establish a truce and the release of Hamas hostages. “We’re not going to stop in terms of putting the pressure on Israel and in the region, including Arab leaders,” according to her.
Trump’s Complaints About ’60 Minutes’ Put A Spotlight On Editing At The Nation’s Top News Magazine
The Trump campaign has asked CBS News to disclose the full, unedited transcript of the Harris interview. “What do they, and Kamala, have to hide?” stated Karoline Leavitt, the campaign’s publicity secretary. The show occasionally airs extended versions of interviews online, but it does not provide unedited transcripts.
During his 2020 campaign against Democrat Joe Biden, Trump was so irritated with his interview with “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl that he abruptly ended the session and later published the campaign’s recording of the whole, unedited conversation.
Meanwhile, this fall, some of Trump’s detractors have lambasted the media for editing and sanitizing parts of his statements during rallies and social media posts, a practice they have dubbed “sanewashing.”
SOURCE | AP
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Democrats Now Leaderless After Trump Presidential Win
Democrats spent billions of dollars with the legacy media to try and create fear among American voters that Donald Trump posed an imminent threat to democracy; in the end, voters didn’t care. They chose to believe their own eyes and not the rhetoric.
Following Kamala Harris’ decisive loss, the Democrats are now entering a second Trump presidency without a clear leader, a clear plan, or an accord on the reasons for their significant miscalculations in the 2024 election.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent and former Democratic primary candidate, had warned Harris before Election Day that she was focusing too much on flipping Republican votes and not enough on pocketbook issues. He issued a statement excoriating party leadership.
“It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them,” he said. “First, it was the white working class, and now it is Latino and Black workers as well.
While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right.”
Trump’s promises to impose tariffs on both allies and foes and his threats to American businesses contemplating the relocation of jobs offshore were alluring to union workers.
Alexandra Rojas, the executive director of the far-left Justice Democrats, told AP that the party’s leadership must “accept responsibility for that a second”Donald Trump presidency was once again feasible under their supervision.”
Rojas charged that the Democratic Party is los”ng legitimacy among the everyday people and marginalized communities, who are continuously used as stepping stones to win elections. She also acknowledged that “there are no easy answers for where we as a coun”ry and movement go from here.”
The data indicates that Democrats have” substantial work to do.
Faiz Shakir, the Democratic strategist who oversaw Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, is concerned that Sanders’s Democratic Party will fail to engage in the necessary introspection after this catastrophic defeat.
He asserted that “a healthy party is challenging itself to conduct”that type of autopsy and hear what we did wrong.” “I am not even aware that such a process will occur. He asks, “Will the Democratic Party’s well-paid consultant and big-money interParty learn any real lessons from this disastrous campaign?”
“Will they comprehend the political alienation and pain that tens of millions of Americans are currently experiencing?” Do they have any suggestions for how we can confront the Oligarchy, which is gaining economic and political influence at an accelerated pace? It is unlikely, he said.
Source: AP
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Kamala Concession Speech Trends on Google
One day after former President Donald Trump’s historic re-election, Vice President Kamala Harris conceded the presidential race and vowed to maintain unity. Her concession speech trended on Google with over 5 million searches.
“I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign, but I do concede this election.” She stated, “In our nation, we owe loyalty not to a president or a party, but to the Constitution of the United States.”
Kamala Harris acknowledged that there was no viable strategy for obtaining the presidency even though her speech was not what she intended.
In the center of Washington, DC, Harris delivered a speech at her alma mater, Howard University. Harris expressed her gratitude to the hundreds of campaign workers and volunteers who worked assiduously on her campaign and to the tens of millions of voters who cast their votes for her.
Kamala Harris also stated that the country should unite for a peaceful power transfer despite the agony of losing.
She said, “We must acknowledge the outcomes of this election.” “I conversed with President-elect Trump earlier today and congratulated him on his victory.”
I also informed him that we would assist him and his team during his transition and participate in a peaceful transfer of power.
In the interim, Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a caustic statement regarding the presidential election results, accusing the Democratic Party of having “abandoned” working-class voters. It’s unsurprising that “a Democratic Party that has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them.”
Sanders, who secured re-election last night, stated that the party’s white working-class voters were the first to quit and that it now appears that Latino and Black workers are following suit. “The American people are enraged and desire change despite the Democratic leadership’s defense of the status quo,” he stated. “And they’re right.”
Trump and Vance were also congratulated on their electoral victory by former President Obama, who ardently campaigned for Harris in the final stretch before Election Day. This was announced in a statement published today.
“This is obviously not the outcome we had hoped for, given our profound disagreements with the Republican ticket on a whole host of issues,” according to him. “But living in a democracy is about recognizing that our point of view won’t always win out, and being willing to accept the peaceful transfer of power.”
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Despite All the Odds Donald Trump Elected 47th President
On Wednesday, Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, a remarkable turnaround for a former president who refused to concede defeat four years ago.
Trump achieved the 270 electoral votes required to secure the presidency with a victory in Wisconsin. On Wednesday afternoon, he emerged victorious in Michigan, conquering the “blue wall” with Pennsylvania.
On Wednesday afternoon, Vice President Kamala Harris contacted President-Elect Trump to congratulate her and acknowledge his victory in the election. Shortly thereafter, Vice President Biden conversed with Trump to extend his congratulations and invitation to the White House.
Foreign leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also phoned Trump.
“I would like to express my gratitude to the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected as your 47th and 45th president,” Trump addressed a crowd of enthusiastic supporters in Florida before officially confirming their victory.
“Today, you demonstrated unprecedented attendance to secure a victory, and we have endured an immense amount of hardship together,” Trump said. This was truly exceptional, and we will repay you,” he added.
Upon his return to office, Trump will collaborate with a Senate that is now under Republican control, while the House’s governance remains uncertain.
Elon Musk’s Tesla, banks, cryptocurrencies, and the U.S. stock market all surged Wednesday as investors anticipated a smooth election and Trump’s return to the White House.
Trump has pledged to implement an agenda that prioritizes the substantial revamping of the federal government during his second term.
When Trump assumes office on January 20, he will face various challenges, such as global crises testing America’s influence abroad and heightened political polarization.
Trump has pledged to revolutionize nearly every facet of the American government. This encompasses the intention to initiate the most extensive deportation operation in the nation’s history, once more pursue a zero-sum approach to foreign policy, and increase the use of tariffs.
Upon his arrival in Washington in 2017, Trump was unfamiliar with the mechanisms of federal authority. Congress, the judiciary, and senior staff members who acted as guardrails impeded his agenda.
This time, Trump has declared that he will surround himself with allies who will execute his agenda without question and arrive with hundreds of proposed executive orders, legislative proposals, and in-depth policy papers.
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