CBS News Promises To Only Release ‘Unedited’ Interviews Following Kristi Noem Backlash
CBS News announced on Friday that it is changing its policy on editing interviews with top government officials after the network cut out a portion of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s…
CBS News announced on Friday that it is changing its policy on editing interviews with top government officials after the network cut out a portion of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s interview on “Face the Nation.”
Following her Aug. 31 interview, CBS News removed about 26 seconds of Noem’s remarks about alleged MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia, where she outlined his lengthy criminal past to justify her agency’s efforts to remove him from the U.S. Although CBS News initially stated that the interview was edited to fit its allotted time slot, the network confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation that it decided to only broadcast “full unedited” interviews going forward.
“In response to audience feedback over the past week, we have implemented a new policy for greater transparency in our interviews. FACE THE NATION will now only broadcast live or live-to-tape interviews (subject to national security or legal restrictions). This extra measure means the television audience will see the full, unedited interview on CBS and we will continue our practice of posting full transcripts and the unedited video online,” CBS News said in a statement.
Noem accused CBS News on Sunday of having “shamefully edited” her interview to “whitewash the truth” about Garcia, an individual whom many Democrats and members of the media have staunchly defended. The DHS secretary referred to Garcia as a “known human smuggler, an MS-13 gang member, an individual who was a wife beater, and someone who was so perverted that he solicited nude photos from minors.”
Documents provided by Prince George’s County Police Department detailed