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CBS News and the Kamala Harris campaign are being called out for a deceptive edit on one of Kamala’s answers during her recent 60 Minutes interview.
Kamala was asked about Israel and delivered an epic word salad. Now, a new version of her answer has been released and is making the rounds on social media.
From Fox News:
Harris was mocked by conservatives when footage of her offering a lengthy “word salad” that was aired by CBS on Sunday’s “Face the Nation” to promote the “60 Minutes” sit-down, when Bill Whitaker asked why it seemed like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wasn’t listening to the United States. However, the vice president’s lengthy answer didn’t make the version that aired on Monday night on “60 Minutes” and a shorter, more focused answer to the same question was shown instead.
“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,” Harris responded in the “Face the Nation” version.
Sometimes interviews are edited to save time, but when CBS aired the interview on Monday night, Harris had a different answer to the exact same question.
“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,” Harris said.
The Trump campaign called for CBS to release the full interview unedited on Tuesday.
“On Sunday, 60 Minutes teased Kamala’s highly-anticipated sit-down interview with one of her worst word salads to date, which received significant criticism on social media. During the full interview on Monday evening, the word salad was deceptively edited to lessen Kamala’s idiotic response,” Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. “Why did 60 Minutes choose not to air Kamala’s full word salad, and what else did they choose not to air? The American people deserve the full, unedited transcript from Kamala’s sit-down interview. We call upon 60 Minutes and CBS to release it. What do they, and Kamala, have to hide?”
Watch the two versions of the clip below:
What else did CBS edit out to make Kamala look better?
RELEASE THE UNEDITED TRANSCRIPT. https://t.co/3FWTyxbZdF
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 8, 2024
Donald Trump Jr. called Kamala’s interview a “catastrophe.”
“Everyone has seen the clipped version of Kamala Harris’ on 60 minutes and it’s a catastrophe. Imagine how bad the actual interview was before they edited and cut the hell out of as only today’s media would!!! We saw the best of the best and it was a disaster!”
Everyone has seen the clipped version of Kamala Harris’ on 60 minutes and it’s a catastrophe. Imagine how bad the actual interview was before they edited and cut the hell out of as only today’s media would!!!
We saw the best of the best and it was a disaster!— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) October 8, 2024
Many social media users said selectively editing Harris’ interview is, essentially, election interference.
“Just when we thought 60 Minutes found its soul, they went and edited out Kamala’s word salad on Israel and replaced it with a completely separate sentence she said earlier in the interview. This is what actual election interference looks like!”
Just when we thought 60 Minutes found its soul, they went and edited out Kamala’s word salad on Israel and replaced it with a completely separate sentence she said earlier in the interview.
This is what actual election interference looks like! cr: @mazemoore pic.twitter.com/rNvZRGHcmt
— David J Harris Jr (@DavidJHarrisJr) October 8, 2024