House Speaker Mike Johnson slammed CBS News for cutting back on Sunday's interview on “Face the Nation,” accusing it of being part of a pattern of weakening conservatives on the Tiffany network. .
“CBS has been accused of selectively editing interviews to promote Democrats and undermine Republicans. Yesterday, they cut a critical five minutes of my nearly 15-minute interview. ,” Johnson (R-Louisiana) wrote to X late Monday.
“You decide why.”
Johnson, 52, then posted three clips showing how his answers on topics such as hurricane relief and election integrity were edited.
The most drastic deletion was made in Mr Johnson's response to a question about whether it would undermine “confidence in the integrity of state elections.”
CBS News clipped about a minute and a half of the speakers' answers, during which they talked about the Protection of American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE), which requires prospective voters across the country to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote. He sparred with host Margaret Brennan. .
The station showed Johnson replying, “Non-citizens are not allowed to vote under federal law,” before cutting off the next part of his answer.
“But the state prohibited it,” the unaired statement said. “As you know, we passed the SAVE ACT in the House of Representatives. The SAVE Act requires proof of citizenship before you can register to vote.”
Elsewhere in the cut section, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Brennan: “People may have a lot of concerns, but the law already says that non-citizens cannot vote in federal elections.” I answered.
“It's the law,” the speaker replied. “That's true, but we have to make sure the law is followed. That's the point. That's always been the point of the SAVE Act.”
In another cut section, Johnson earlier in the interview praised Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin for trying to “wipe out” the federal voter rolls, only to be sued by the Justice Department.
“Look, Glenn Youngkin of Virginia, I was going to say he issued an executive order to clean up the voting rolls for the election,” Johnson said in the cut. “[The] The Biden-Harris administration sued the governor and the state of Virginia to block the cleanup of voter rolls. ”
“Such things raise great doubt and concern in the minds of many Americans.”
In the final cut section, Mr. Johnson talked about his visit to areas of North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helen.
“Thirteen days after I was there, people are still being rescued after the storm that hit that state,” the Louisiana resident said. “They're trapped in the highlands and mountains because the roads go downhill. And all the other places.”
In television news, it is common to edit pre-recorded interviews to improve pacing and adhere to time constraints.
Face the Nation had called on journalists to listen to the full interview between Johnson and Brennan, recorded early Sunday morning.
The host also responded Tuesday by pointing out that CBS News released the full, unedited transcript of Sunday's interview with Johnson after the show aired.
Johnson's claim comes after another CBS news program, “60 Minutes,'' was accused of editing an interview with Harris that aired on October 8 to cast a favorable light on Harris. This is based on the following.
One edit that particularly angered the Trump campaign was one of Harris' responses to questions about Israel.
“Well, Bill… as a result of the work that we did, a number of Israeli movements were born in the region. These movements included our advocacy for what needs to happen in the region. , was very much prompted by or a result of a number of things,” Harris said. told interviewer Bill Whitaker in a preview. clip shared before the interview.
meanwhile, prime time broadcastHarris' answer was straightforward: “We're not going to stop pursuing what it takes to clarify where the United States stands on the need to end this war.” Ta.
CBS News declined to comment on the record regarding Johnson's allegations.
