Donald Trump is calling for CBS News to lose its broadcast license over the “60 Minutes” Controversy of having appeared to heavily edit the Kamala Harris interview.
The show aired two different answers to the same question given to Harris, raising questions if the answer was edited or an answer to a different question was plugged in when the special actually aired.
Either way, Trump is calling for heads to roll.
Trump Goes Ballistic
CBS ended up airing two different versions of the same question.
One answer was posted as a snippet over the weekend, and on Monday, the special aired. Here are both answers…
Donald Trump immediately lost his mind.
The former president stated, “A giant Fake News Scam by CBS & 60 Minutes.
“Her REAL ANSWER WAS CRAZY, OR DUMB, so they actually REPLACED it with another answer in order to save her or, at least, make her look better. A FAKE NEWS SCAM, which is totally illegal.
“TAKE AWAY THE CBS LICENSE
“Election Interference. She is a Moron, and the Fake News Media wants to hide that fact. An UNPRECEDENTED SCANDAL!!! The Dems got them to do this and should be forced to concede the Election? WOW!”
The FCC immediately fired back, responding, “While repeated attacks against broadcast stations by the former President may now be familiar, these threats against free speech are serious and should not be ignored.
“As I’ve said before, the First Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy.
“The FCC does not and will not revoke licenses for broadcast stations simply because a political candidate disagrees with or dislikes content or coverage.”
But is Trump really wrong here? If the show edited her answer to make her look better, I think the American people have a right to know that.
Yet, there is the FCC not calling for full transparency but instead supporting the show.
Again, they don’t necessarily have to side with Trump here, but at least call for the full un-edited interview to be shown as well as the full transcript, not the edited show transcript.