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By Theo Burman
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Former President Donald Trump's campaign has demanded that the full transcript of Vice President Kamala Harris' recent 60 Minutes interview be released to the public, arguing that the original was "deceptively edited".
The interview, which saw Harris sit down with CBS correspondent Bill Whitaker on Monday, saw the Democratic nominee discuss her foreign policy stances for Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as her plans for the economy and for gun ownership regulations. The interview was edited, containing several cuts.
Reacting to the interview, Trump took to social media site Truth Social to say: "The Interview on 60 Minutes with Comrade Kamala Harris is considered by many of those who reviewed it, the WORST Interview they have ever seen.
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"She literally had no idea what she was talking about, and it was an embarrassment to our Country that a Major Party Candidate would be so completely inept. In addition, her Incompetence on "helping" people through the devastation of Hurricane Helene is being reviewed as, by far, the Worst in American History, even worse than Katrina - If that is possible!"
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The day after the interview, a spokesperson for the Trump campaign called for a full transcript of the interview to be released, stating that the version that aired to the public was "deceptively edited".
Trump Campaign Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told the New York Post: "On Sunday, 60 Minutes teased Kamala's highly-anticipated sit-down interview with this epic word salad that received significant criticism on social media.
"During the full interview on Monday evening, the word salad was deceptively edited to lessen Kamala's idiotic response. Why did 60 Minutes choose not to air Kamala's full word salad, and what else did they choose not to air?
"The American people deserve the full, unedited transcript from Kamala's sit-down interview. We call upon 60 Minutes and CBS to release it. What do they, and Kamala, have to hide?"
In a follow-up post on Truth Social, Trump accused CBS and the Harris campaign of violating campaign finance regulations.
Trump wrote: "I've never seen this before, but the producers of 60 Minutes sliced and diced ("cut and pasted") Lyin' Kamala's answers to questions, which were virtually incoherent, over and over again, some by as many as four times in a single sentence or thought, all in an effort, possibly illegal as part of the "News Division," which must be licensed, to make her look "more Presidential," or a least, better.
"It may also be a major Campaign Finance Violation. This is a stain on the reputation of 60 Minutes that is not recoverable - It will always remain with this once-storied brand. I have never heard of such a thing being done in "News." It is the very definition of FAKE NEWS! The public is owed a MAJOR AND IMMEDIATE APOLOGY! This is an open and shut case, and must be investigated, starting today!"
Federal campaign finance regulations do not apply to editorial decisions made by private news organizations. Newsweek contacted the Trump campaign to clarify his remarks.
Donald Trump refused to take part in a CBS interview of his own, with CBS correspondent Scott Pelley claiming that he had agreed to a sit-down only to pull out later. The Trump campaign said that no appearance on 60 Minutes was finalized.
Newsweek contacted the Harris campaign and CBS News for a response to the former president's comments via email.
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