Staff Reports
Former President Donald Trump has taken a page straight out of the left’s playbook, but this time he’s used it against CBS News with a lawsuit that’s more entertaining than any prime-time drama they air. A whopping $10 billion is what Trump believes CBS owes him for what he calls their “deceitful, deceptive manipulation” in editing an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. Only in America could a network turn a routine interview into what Trump describes as “election interference fraud,” and the former president isn’t about to let them get away with it.
This lawsuit, filed in Texas, isn’t just about some petty grievance; it’s Trump’s attempt to hold the media accountable for its actions. According to him, CBS crossed a glaring line flying under the banner of journalism, transforming reports into a messy heap of deception dressed up as “news.” The claim says that millions of Americans—particularly those in Texas—have been harmed by CBS’s editorial choices. If anything screams “drama,” it’s a former president going toe-to-toe with a news network over its editing practices.
Washington Examiner: Trump sues CBS over edited ‘deceitful’ Harris interview https://t.co/qaJZ422wX5
— Ian Hansen News 🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@IanHansenNews) November 1, 2024
At a raucous rally in Henderson, Nevada, Trump made sure everyone knew he wasn’t joking. Flanked by a crowd of supporters, he proudly announced this bold legal maneuver, asserting that Harris’s convoluted responses during the interview would only serve to enhance her professional reputation as “the dumbest vice president.” According to Trump, CBS wasn’t doing the American public any justice by trying to dress up her answers, which he dubbed a “word salad,” into a more palatable format. One has to wonder if he truly believes this is going to help CBS play nice with fellow conservatives.
In response to the lawsuit, CBS delivered a predictable retort, claiming the whole affair is without merit—##shocker##—and asserting they would vigorously defend their actions. It’s a standard corporate playbook for any time they come under fire, even if it means trampling over the First Amendment in the process. They seem to be underestimating the former president’s tenacity, however, who just might be the person to shine a bright light into the murky waters of media manipulation.
The intrigue doesn’t stop there; CBS released two different versions of Harris’s interview, leading to broader questions about what goes on behind the scenes of these supposedly objective journalism outlets. While Harris has distanced herself from her network’s editing decisions, calling her lackluster answers into question appears to have triggered an avalanche of criticism aimed at CBS. If the left thought they were going to pull off an editing job without so much as a peep from Trump, they clearly underestimated the man.
As the legal circus unfolds, it’s hard not to see this as another classic confrontation between a populist leader and the entrenched media elite. In this scenario, Trump plays the role of the heroic underdog, standing against a powerful adversary intent on misrepresenting the truth. The stakes have never been higher, especially with the 2024 election looming on the horizon. Who knew that the airwaves could spark more excitement than a Trump rally? For now, audiences are left waiting to see whether the courtroom drama can match the theatrical flair of the campaign stage.
