NBC Airs Edited Clip of William Barr; Trump Calls for Host's Firing
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From the Center
NBC's 'Meet the Press' apologizes for 'inadvertently and inaccurately' editing Barr clipNBC’s “Meet the Press” apologized for editing a clip of an interview with Attorney General William Barr after a spokesperson for the Department of Justice (DOJ) criticized the program.
“You’re correct. Earlier today, we inadvertently and inaccurately cut short a video clip of an interview with AG Barr before offering commentary and analysis,” the news program tweeted late Sunday in response to DOJ spokeswoman Kerri Kupec.
“The remaining clip included important remarks from the attorney general that we missed, and we regret the error,” “Meet the Press” added.
From the Left
Trump, in a Mother’s Day tweetstorm, says NBC’s Chuck Todd should be fired over edited interview clipPresident Trump spent much of his Sunday holiday sharing more than 100 tweets and retweets, bouncing between wishing everyone a “HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY” and railing against targets including former president Barack Obama, “60 Minutes” and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.
But perhaps no one received as much ire from the president and his supporters on Mother’s Day than “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd. In a late-night tweet Sunday, Trump said Todd should be fired by NBC News for using an abbreviated quote from Attorney General William P. Barr to criticize...
From the Right
NBC admits Chuck Todd's 'Meet the Press' deceptively edited Barr remarks on FlynnNBC News' Chuck Todd aired a deceptively edited clip of Attorney General Bill Barr discussing the Michael Flynn case during his "Meet the Press" broadcast on Sunday, prompting the network to concede the mistake hours later -- but there is still no word on whether Todd will apologize on-air.
Asked by CBS News' Catherine Herridge how history would judge the DOJ's decision to move to dismiss the Flynn case, Barr initially responded, laughing: "Well, history is written by the winners, so it largely depends on who's writing the history."
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