GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson has accused CBS News of intentionally misleading its viewers by cutting parts of his interview with the news outlet.
Posting on social media platform X, Speaker Johnson claimed that CBS had cut "five important minutes" of a "nearly 15 minute interview' as part of an alleged attempt to "promote Democrats and undermine Republicans."
CBS's editorial scandals are another example of establishment media purposely attempting to mislead and manipulate the American people. It is clear that mainstream news cannot be trusted, and CBS' actions are indicative of how far journalistic ethics have fallen in recent years. Broadcasting licenses must be removed for so-called "news" outlets that intentionally seek to deceive.
Whilst maybe unethical it is not illegal for CBS to edit its interviews in that manner that it is has, and to call for the cancellation of broadcasting licenses is a step too far. Whether we like it or not, CBS's behavior is protected by the First Amendment's freedom of the press, and to begin a political witch-hunt against media outlets who we do not agree with is a slippery slope that the US should avoid.