CNN denies that Harris interview length was edited
Source: The Hill
08/31/24 11:02 PM ET
CNN said its recent interview with Vice President Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), was not edited despite allegations that it was spliced and shortened.
A theory online among former President Trumps supporters began to spread late this week that the 27-minute interview that aired was originally 41 minutes long, meaning a large chunk of it was edited out.
Is there any world in which @CNN would tape an interview with @realDonaldTrump and edit it for broadcast to remove any inconsistencies, mistakes, or controversial statements? Trump supporter and billionaire Bill Ackman said in a now-deleted post on X, Mediaite highlighted.
CNN confirmed to The Hill that the interview, which aired Thursday, aired in its entirety.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4857574-cnn-denies-harris-interview-length-edited/
ck4829
(35,560 posts)41 minutes... these weird people are just pulling numbers out of the air at this point.
Maybe Trump can make a solid 14 minutes of gaffes, bizarre statements, and bigoted remarks. But some people are capable of talking normally.
machoneman
(4,117 posts)underpants
(185,261 posts)That is there game. Dutifully reported by The (s)Hill.
mn9driver
(4,513 posts)Otherwise, why would they make such a silly claim?
PSPS
(14,008 posts)If they did that, they'd have an interview comprised solely of the questions. The weird old guy seems to be incapable of speaking coherently at all.
DownriverDem
(6,463 posts)Dana's questions were out of the MAGA playbook. That is why local rallies and interviews with the local press are the way to go.
PedroXimenez
(273 posts)LauraInLA
(900 posts)JustAnotherGen
(33,016 posts)Losers and weirdos. Everything isn't a conspiracy to put a boot on their necks. Yeesh.
Voltaire2
(14,407 posts)-misanthroptimist
(968 posts)"Just make something up. Our idiot followers will believe it. That's what gullible sheep do."
Unsurprisingly, it works...on gullible sheep.
struggle4progress
(119,400 posts)Scrivener7
(52,096 posts)Shit thrown at the wall.
getagrip_already
(16,908 posts)They are rarely real time. They are never unedited or smoothed out.
They are alwsys edited.
So they just assume everyone gets that treatment when in fact, only tsf enjoys it.
wolfie001
(3,065 posts)Clowns!!!
Arne
(3,412 posts)Silent Type
(5,495 posts)LauraInLA
(900 posts)been all over, and now CNNs response is out there, also. Im glad The Hill printed this story.
SunSeeker
(53,097 posts)BaronChocula
(2,129 posts)them throwing the kitchen sink. Either way, their dissatisfaction signals success.