60 Minutes Rebuts Trump’s Claims of Deceptive Editing in Kamala Harris Interview

CBS‘s ‘60 Minutes‘ has issued a strong statement refuting allegations made by former President Donald Trump that the program deceitfully edited its October 7 interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump claimed that the network manipulated Harris’s response to make her appear more coherent, but ’60 Minutes’ categorically denied these accusations.

In their statement, ’60 Minutes’ explained that they provided a segment of the interview to ‘Face the Nation,’ which featured a longer portion of Harris’s answer compared to what was aired on ’60 Minutes.’ The network emphasized that the same question was posed and the same answer was given, but a different segment of her response was used. This editing decision was made to ensure clarity, accuracy, and relevance, allowing for coverage of additional topics within the 21-minute segment.

The statement also reminded viewers that Trump had pulled out of his own interview with ’60 Minutes,’ while Harris participated. The network reiterated its long-standing invitation to Trump, stating that they would welcome him on the show to discuss national issues and the Harris interview.

Trump’s accusations came during an interview on Fox News‘ ‘Buzz’ with host Howard Kurtz, where he suggested that Harris’s appearance on ’60 Minutes’ was manipulated to improve her image. Trump’s campaign has continued to criticize CBS, with spokesperson Karoline Leavitt incorrectly asserting that the network admitted to editing Harris’s response to present her as less incoherent.

The controversy has led to further tensions between Trump and the media, with Trump calling for CBS to lose its broadcasting license and accusing the network of “election interference.” The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has not commented on the matter.