CBS Caught Selectively Editing Another Republican: ‘You Can Be The Judge As To Why’

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What aired on Sunday did not contain the Speaker's full remarks
Ashe Schow
Oct 15, 2024

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has accused CBS News of selectively editing his answers on disaster relief and election integrity, cutting five minutes worth of answers from his 15-minute interview.

Johnson (R-LA) first noted the edits in a post on X late Monday, saying the media outlet “chose to cut FIVE important minutes out of my nearly 15 minute interview.”

“You can be the judge as to why,” Johnson added.

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In the clip that aired on CBS, Johnson responds to Brennan’s question by saying: “So they obligated some funds, but they’ve only distributed 2%. The rescue and recovery effort is still going and then we address the rest of it.”

The answer doesn’t make sense as aired, but Johnson posted his full answer on X, showing he discussed his visit to North Carolina and what he heard from people on the ground.

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CBS only aired Johnson’s first and last sentence.

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In the second clip Johnson posted, he clashed with Brennan over illegal immigrants voting in the election. In the aired clip, Brennan points out that it is already illegal for non-citizens to vote in elections.

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While what aired on CBS differs from what Johnson actually said, the full, unedited interview was posted to the “Face the Nation” YouTube account.