President Johnson Accuses CBS of 'Selectively Editing' Interview Following Vice President Harris' '60 Minutes' Controversy

House Speaker Mike Johnson accused CBS News of cutting key answers he gave during a “Face the Nation” appearance Sunday, as the struggling network still faces backlash following the release of two different answers that Vice President Kamala Harris gave to the same question.

While television news organizations routinely cut or shorten pre-recorded interviews, the process is meant to be carried out with a journalistic integrity that does not remove critical context or give the impression that a response could have been given at a different stage news. maintenance. CBS News has come under scrutiny in recent days for airing a long-winded response given by Harris while promoting a recent “60 Minutes” interview, but cutting off the poorly received response when the broadcast was broadcast in prime time, instead showing a different response.

“CBS has been criticized for selectively editing their interviews to PROMOTE Democrats and SAMINE Republicans. Yesterday they chose to cut FIVE important minutes from my nearly 15 minute interview. You can judge why,” Johnson posted on X before providing examples.

CBS '60 MINUTES' GIVES TWO DIFFERENT ANSWERS FROM VP HARRIS TO THE SAME QUESTION

House Speaker Mike Johnson accused CBS News of “selectively editing” his recent interview with “Face the Nation.” (Screenshot/CBS)

“I recently visited North Carolina and victims of Hurricane Helene told me almost two weeks after making landfall that the Biden-Harris administration STILL had not provided them with all the resources they needed. desperately needed,” Johnson added. “But CBS selectively edited this ENTIRE first-hand perspective.”

Johnson, whose staff appears to have filmed the interview separately, later shared a side-by-side video of what CBS aired versus his entire response. Moderator Margaret Brennan asked the House Speaker about hurricane relief funds.

In the CBS version, Johnson said the Biden-Harris administration had “committed some funds, but only distributed 2%.”

“Rescue and recovery efforts continue, and then we'll take care of the rest,” Johnson said in the response broadcast on CBS. The entire exchange lasted about 11 seconds.

But Johnson's own footage, which he posted on social media, shows him providing a much more in-depth response.

“So they committed funds, but they only distributed two percent of them. When I was on the ground, and you should go there, I mean, bring the cameras and talk to the people there , they will tell you Don I can't believe the word of a politician, nor that of the administration, talking to the people on the ground Almost two weeks after the storm, they had not received the resources that. they were desperately needed 13 days after the storm hit this state, people are still being rescued…stranded in the higher elevations and in the mountains because the roads are down…they all need it. resources available and all hands on deck Rescue and recovery efforts continue, then we move on to the rest,” Johnson said in the more detailed response which was not broadcast in full on CBS. .

Johnson then shared another one of his “receipts” to reveal CBS' editing work.

“Apparently CBS also doesn't want you to hear about Virginia Governor Youngkin, who is trying to clean up the state's voter rolls so non-US citizens can't vote there. We need more states are doing this, but the Biden-Harris administration IS SUING VIRGINIA and trying to STOP IT,” Johnson wrote on X to caption another side-by-side video.

In the second clip, Johnson and Brennan have a brief disagreement over non-citizen voting in federal elections.

In the CBS version, Johnson is heard saying, “Here's the problem: There are a number of states that don't require proof of citizenship when illegal immigrants or non-citizens register to vote.” We know it happens…everyone should do it. I want the law to be respected. »

But a much more in-depth answer was left in the editing room.

“Here's the problem: There are a number of states that don't require proof of citizenship when illegals or non-citizens register to vote. We know this happens. Look, Glenn Youngkin in Virginia… he issued an executive order to clean up the vote, look, less than 30 days ago, a few days ago, the Biden administration's Department of Justice… sued the governor and the Commonwealth of Virginia for. “trying to stop them from cleaning up their election rules creates a lot of doubt and concern in the minds of the American people. Why should everyone want the law to be followed?” Johnson in the clip which was not broadcast in full on CBS.

Johnson then posted a third example.

CBS news in turmoil as multiple controversies erupt at the network

“The Biden-Harris Admin let millions of illegal aliens into our country. So the House passed the SAVE Act to ensure that only U.S. citizens vote in U.S. elections. CBS removed that and focused about 2020 instead of immediate threats to the integrity of the elections,” he posted on X to caption the side-by-side video.

Footage recorded by Johnson's team shows that a lengthy response he gave was deleted by CBS.

CBS News did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

PRESSURE MOUNTS ON CBS NEWS TO PUBLISH FULL TRANSCRIPT OF KAMALA HARRIS INTERVIEW

House Speaker Mike Johnson accused CBS News of cutting critical context from answers he gave during a “Face the Nation” appearance Sunday. (Getty Images)

CBS News came under fire after Harris' lengthy “word salad” response aired on the Oct. 6 episode of “Face the Nation” to promote the “60 Minutes” session was cut from the hourly edition prime time of the show. broadcast on Monday October 7.

CBS has been under pressure to release the transcript, or unedited video, as many question whether Harris' widely mocked response was simply cut to save time or deleted to help the Democratic presidential candidate.

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Harris was mocked by conservatives when footage of an unflattering response she gave when Bill Whitaker asked why it seemed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not listening to the United States was broadcast by CBS before the prime-time broadcast of the “60 Minutes” interview.

However, the Vice President's lengthy response was not retained in the final version and a shorter, more focused response to the same question was presented instead. These appear to be two different parts of a lengthy response from Harris, but CBS critics have pointed out that Americans will never know for sure without seeing the unedited transcript.