CBS Information’ “60 Minutes” is going through extra stress to launch the transcript of Invoice Whitaker’s interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, which aired on Monday, Oct. 7.Â
Bari Weiss, the editor of the Free Press, posted to social media on Saturday and mentioned, “60 Minutes ought to launch the unedited transcript of the Kamala Harris interview.” The Free Press additionally revealed an editorial on Saturday, calling on “60 Minutes” to “launch the Unedited Kamala Harris Transcript.”
CBS Information has been on the middle of concern after it aired an edited clip of Vice President Kamala Harris throughout its primetime “60 Minutes” election particular Monday that was completely different from a preview of the unflattering trade she had with Whitaker that was broadly panned by critics.Â
“Given the stakes right here—a uncommon interview with a presidential candidate a month earlier than a really shut election—you’d assume CBS would do the identical. However no transcript has been forthcoming,” the Free Press editorial learn.
Invoice Whitaker interviewed Vice President Kamala Harris on an episode of “60 Minutes” that aired Monday evening. (Screenshots/CBS Information)
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The New York Put up editorial board additionally demanded “60 Minutes” launch the complete transcript of the interview.
“With even the Harris-Walz marketing campaign disavowing CBS’ hack modifying job of Invoice Whitaker’s interview with the Democratic nominee, the community’s solely hope of regaining any credibility is to launch the complete transcript,” the editors wrote.
“Given how terrible Harris seemed even after CBS selected to deceive its viewers, this could be the final severe interview she does earlier than Election Day: The community has a transparent obligation to the general public to share the entire thing,” the New York Put up editorial continued.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., additionally weighed in on the interview and mentioned that the concept the interview could have been “edited in a positive means” wanted to be addressed.
“Completely agree that Vice President Kamala Harris’ 60 Minutes interview transcript ought to be launched in its entirety. The transcript will communicate for itself and there’s no purpose to not clear the air,” Graham added.
“In the event you’re somebody who would not assume CBS ought to launch the unedited transcript, then you’re the drawback,” OutKick’s Riley Gaines mentioned on social media.
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“The truth that CBS @60Minutes is refusing to launch the complete, unedited transcript of its interview with Kamala Harris is a large scandal. Means that a lot of all the completed product was manipulative and deceitful, and never simply the one horrible instance that was found,” The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway wrote.Â
“CBS ought to launch the transcript… admit to the modifying… and try to rehabilitate itself,” sportscaster Michele Tafoya wrote.
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CBS on Sunday’s “Face the Nation” aired a clip of the trade between Harris and Whitaker on Sunday, Oct. 6, through which Whitaker requested the vice chairman if the U.S. had any sway over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Nicely Invoice, the work that we’ve completed has resulted in quite a lot of actions in that area by Israel that had been very a lot prompted by, or a results of, many issues, together with our advocacy for what must occur within the area,” Harris responded.Â
Within the full clip that aired on “60 Minutes,” Harris responded, “We’re not going to cease pursuing what is important for the US to be clear about the place we stand on the necessity for this battle to finish.”
CBS Information didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Fox Information’ Joseph Wulfsohn contributed to this report.
