Trump Accuses CBS' '60 Minutes' Of 'Giant Fake News Scam' After Editing VP Kamala Harris's Interview
Donald Trump criticized CBS for its handling of an interview with Kamala Harris on 60 Minutes, calling it a giant fake news scam. Trump suggested that CBS edited Harris’ responses to protect her, but CBS defended its editing as part of its typical process to streamline long interviews. The controversy arose after different portions of Harris’ answers about the Biden administration’s efforts in the Middle East aired on Face the Nation and 60 Minutes. The Trump campaign has demanded the release of the full transcript of Harris’ interview, while CBS maintains that nothing was altered to benefit Harris.
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00:02Donald Trump criticized CBS for its handling of an interview with Kamala Harris on 60 Minutes,
00:07calling it a giant fake news scam.
00:10Trump suggested that CBS edited Harris' responses to protect her, but CBS defended its editing
00:15as part of its typical process to streamline long interviews.
00:18The controversy arose after different portions of Harris' answers about the Biden administration's
00:23efforts in the Middle East aired on Face the Nation and 60 Minutes.
00:27The Trump campaign has demanded the release of the full transcript of Harris' interview,
00:32while CBS maintains that nothing was altered to benefit Harris.
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