Trump reignites furious battle with TV network: 'Election interference!'
Then-President Donald Trump at a press conference in the East Room of the White House, October 2, 2019. (AFP / Saul Loeb)
October 21, 2024
Donald Trump again lashed out at CBS, reigniting his claims that the network spliced an interview with his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris to make her seem more presidential.
Trump, without evidence, has claimed the supposedly doctored clip was illegal and the "biggest scandal in broadcast history."
On Monday, he took to Truth Social to again attack the network over the interview — which aired two weeks ago — and demanded CBS released a transcript of the unedited recording.
"When will CBS release their Transcript of the fraudulent Interview with Comrade Kamala Harris?" he wrote.
"They changed her answer in order to make Kamala look intelligent, rather than “dumb as a rock.” This may be the Biggest Scandal in Broadcast History! CBS MUST GET THE TRANSCRIPT OUT NOW — Litigation has already started. Harris wasn’t able to put two sentences together, so they completely removed her answer, and put in another one.
"The Public has a right to know what was changed to save this TOTALLY UNFIT Presidential Candidate from our Country’s Voters. SHE IS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY!"
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Trump has lashed out at CBS multiple times over what he claims was deceptive editing of her recent interview. Trump alleged the producers "sliced and diced" Harris' responses to make her "look 'more Presidential.'"
He accused CBS of "Election Interference" and called for an immediate investigation, even suggesting the network's license should be revoked.
Trump himself backed out of a scheduled "60 Minutes" interview, objecting to the program's fact-checking. This is the latest in Trump's long-running tensions with mainstream media outlets, which he has repeatedly attacked for their coverage.