Speaker Johnson accuses CBS of ‘selectively editing’ interview after VP Harris ’60 Minutes’ controversy

House Speaker Mike Johnson accused CBS News of cutting key answers he gave during an appearance on “Face the Nation” Sunday as the embattled network grapples with airing two different answers Vice President Kamala Harris gave to the same question.

Although TV news organizations cut or trim pre-recorded interviews from time to time, the process must be done with journalistic integrity that does not remove important context or provide feedback that could be given in a different section. the interview. CBS News has faced scrutiny in recent days for airing a lengthy response Harris gave while promoting a recent “60 Minutes” interview, but cutting the ill-received response during the show’s primetime run, instead showing a different response.

“CBS has been criticized for selectively editing their interviews to PROMOTE Democrats and UNDERMINE Republicans. Yesterday, they chose to cut FIVE important minutes from my almost 15 minute interview. You be the judge why,” Johnson wrote on X earlier. to give examples.

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“I recently visited NC and the victims of Hurricane Helene told me that almost two weeks after we arrived, the Biden-Harris Administration had not provided them with all the resources they needed,” Johnson said. “But CBS selectively chose to EXCLUDE this original idea entirely.”

Johnson, whose staff appears to have filmed the interview separately, then shared a complementary video of what CBS aired in comparison to his entire response. Speaker Margaret Brennan asked the speaker of the House about hurricane relief funds.

In a version that aired on CBS, Johnson said the Biden-Harris administration “tied up some money, but only distributed 2 percent.”

“The rescue and recovery effort is still ongoing, and we’re dealing with everything,” Johnson said in a response broadcast on CBS. The entire exchange lasted about 11 seconds.

But Johnson’s video, which he posted on social media, shows him giving a more detailed response.

“So they tied up some money, but they only split two percent. If I’m down there, and you have to go, I mean bring the cameras and talk to the people there, they’ll tell you. Don’t take the politicians’ word for this, or the administration’s word for this, talk to the people down there. In days 13 after the storm hit that state, the people who were rescued… are stuck in high places and mountains because the roads are down… they need all the resources available and all hands on deck, and then we talk about everything else,” said Johnson in a detailed response that was not shown in full on CBS.

Johnson then shared one of his “receipts” to reveal CBS’ editorial work.

“Obviously, CBS also doesn’t want you to hear about Virginia Gov. Youngkin, who is trying to clean up the voter rolls so non-US citizens can vote there. We need more states doing this, but the Biden-Harris Administration is SUING VIRGINIA and trying stop it,” Johnson wrote on X citing another related video.

In the second clip, Johnson and Brennan have a disagreement about non-citizens voting in federal elections.

In the program that aired on CBS, Johnson is heard saying, “Here’s the problem, there are a number of states that don’t require proof of citizenship if illegals or non-citizens register to vote. We know that happens… everybody should want the law to be followed.”

But the detailed answer was left in the cutting room.

“Here’s the problem, there are a lot of states that don’t require proof of citizenship if illegals or non-citizens register to vote. We know that happens. Look, Glenn Youngkin in Virginia… issued an order to clean up the ballot. Election rules Look, within 30 days, “A few days ago, the Justice Department of Biden… sued the governor and the people of Virginia to try to stop them from cleaning up their voting laws. That kind of thing creates a lot of doubt and concern in the minds of the American people. Why would they do that? Everyone should want to follow the law,” Johnson said in a clip not fully aired on CBS. .

Johnson then gave a third example.

CBS NEWS IS WRONG AS MANY CONTROVERSIES ARE GOING ON IN THE COUNTRY.

“The Biden-Harris administration has allowed millions of aliens into our country. Thus, the House passed the SAVE Act to ensure that only American citizens vote in American elections. CBS planned for that and focused on 2020 instead of immediately threatening the integrity of the election,” he posted to -X quoting the video sideways.

Footage recorded by Johnson’s team shows that his lengthy response was edited by CBS.

CBS News did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson accused CBS News of cutting critical context out of answers he gave during an appearance on “Face the Nation” on Sunday. (Getty Images)

CBS News has been under fire after Harris’ lengthy “word salad” response that aired on the Oct. 6 episode of “Face the Nation” to promote a “60 Minutes” sit-down was edited out of the show’s original broadcast. aired on Monday, October 7.

CBS faced pressure to release the transcript, or the unedited video, as many questioned whether Harris’ widely mocked response was timed or moved to help the Democratic presidential nominee.

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Harris was booed by conservatives when the words of an awkward response he gave when Bill Whitaker asked why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to be disobeying the US aired on CBS before the premiere of the “60 Minutes” interview.

However, the vice president’s long answer did not make the final version and instead a shorter, more focused answer to the same question was shown. It appeared to be two separate parts of one long response from Harris, but CBS critics pointed out that Americans wouldn’t know for sure without seeing the unedited transcript.