Even for a mainstream media outlet this is disgraceful stuff:
Strap in folks, because it's worse than you think. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson got edited into oblivion when he appeared on CBS's "Face the Nation" on Sunday, and it becomes obvious why they did it once we look at the unedited footage.
First, Speaker Johnson's remarks on the Harris-Biden response to Hurricane Helene:
Here's the remarks in the aired clip shared by Johnson:
MARGARET BRENNAN: Well, the FEMA Director says there's only $11 billion left from that $20 billion that was allocated. So that's a different accounting than this 2% you say was distributed.
SPEAKER JOHNSON: Yeah. So they've obligated some funds, but they've only distributed 2%...The rescue and recovery efforts are still going on, and then we address the rest of it.
And here — I'll put it in bold — is what CBS edited out for the broadcast:
MARGARET BRENNAN: Well, the FEMA Director says there's only $11 billion left from that $20 billion that was allocated. So that's a different accounting than this 2% you say was distributed.
SPEAKER JOHNSON: Yeah. So they've obligated some funds, but they've only distributed 2%, and when I was there on the ground, and you should go, I mean, bring the cameras and talk to the people there, they'll tell you, don't- don't take politicians words for this or the administration's word, talk to the people there on the ground they had not been provided the resources almost two weeks out from the storm that they desperately needed. And when I was there 13 days, post- you know, post the storm hitting that state, people are still being rescued. They're stuck in the higher elevations in the mountains because the roads are down and all the rest. So they need every- every available resource and all hands on deck. The rescue and recovery efforts are still going on, and then we address the rest of it.
But that's not all.
Here's Johnson's remarks on noncitizens voting in federal elections:
Here's what CBS aired:
MARGARET BRENNAN: You know that it is against -
SPEAKER JOHNSON: Glenn Youngkin, the governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia
MARGARET BRENNAN: The law for noncitizens to vote in federal elections that's established law.
SPEAKER JOHNSON: Of course it is, of course it is, but of course it is. But here's the problem, there's a number of states that are not requiring proof of citizenship when illegals are noncitizens register to vote. We know that's happening.
MARGARET BRENNAN: But respectfully, Speaker -
SPEAKER JOHNSON: Everybody should want the law to be followed.
And here are the full remarks:
MARGARET BRENNAN: You know that it is against -
SPEAKER JOHNSON: Glenn Youngkin, the governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia
MARGARET BRENNAN: The law for noncitizens to vote in federal elections that's established law.
SPEAKER JOHNSON: Of course it is, of course it is, but of course it is. But here's the problem, there's a number of states that are not requiring proof of citizenship when illegals are noncitizens register to vote. We know that's happening. Look, Glenn Youngkin in Virginia, I was going to say he issued an executive order to clean up their voting rules heading into the election. Less than 30 days out, a couple of days ago, the Obama, I mean, the Biden administration, Department of Justice, Biden Harris administration, sued the governor and the state, the Commonwealth of Virginia, to try to prevent them from cleaning up their voter rolls. Their voter rolls. See, that kind of thing creates a lot of doubt and concern in the minds of a lot of the American people. Why would they do that?
MARGARET BRENNAN: But respectfully, Speaker -
SPEAKER JOHNSON: Everybody should want the law to be followed.
Folks, get ready for the next edit, because there is a LOT of bold in this one.
Here's what CBS aired:
SPEAKER JOHNSON: No, no. Margaret, hold on. Wait a minute. Wait. Wait just a minute. It's not me undermining it. It's the actions of the Biden/Harris administration and some of these states.
Noncitizens are not allowed to vote under federal law.
MARGARET BRENNAN: So, if your issue is with certain governors, shouldn't you be talking to them?
And here's what was actually said:
SPEAKER JOHNSON: No, no. Margaret. Hold on. Wait a minute. Wait, wait just a minute. It's not me undermining it. It's the actions of the Biden-Harris administration and some of these states. Noncitizens are not allowed to vote under federal law
MARGARET BRENNAN: Right
SPEAKER JOHNSON: But the states have prohibited it. We passed the SAVE act. You know, in the house, the SAVE Act says you gotta have proof of citizenship before you register to vote. And Chuck Schumer and the Democrats blocked that in the Senate. We could have prevented this, the questions that people have about that, but the Democrats chose not to. They opened the border wide. A lot of people theorize that that was so that they could have non citizens to vote. These are realities, Margaret. I wish it weren't true, but that's what's, that's the concern that people have. And Wisconsin -
[CROSSTALK]
MARGARET BRENNAN: - But, but. People can have lots of concerns, but it is already law that noncitizens cannot vote in federal elections.
SPEAKER JOHNSON: It is a law. That's correct, but we have to make sure the law is followed. And that is the whole point. That has always been the whole point of the SAVE Act and all the measures that we've tried to ensure. I believe, by my count, we have about 16 million illegal aliens in the country since Mayorkas and Harris and Biden opened the border wide. And because of that, there's concern, because those people are distributed all around the country, as you know, there's concern some of those people will try to participate in the elections. Look, some of our House races. I believe the Republicans are going to win the house, grow the house majority, win the Senate and the White House. But in some of our House races, I mean, I have a colleague who was elected by six votes in 2020. Some of these are decided by hundreds or a few 1000s of votes. So if you have non citizens participating against the law, and you have no mechanism in some states to stop it. That is the root of so much of the concern. And of course, you know, in California, they have ballot harvesting right? Ballot harvesting is notorious for opening the door for fraud in Wisconsin, they're going to put —
MARGARET BRENNAN: — Mr. Speaker, you seem to be
SPEAKER JOHNSON: - In some counties unmanned ballot boxes in public parks, again
MARGARET BRENNAN: Contradicting yourself. The states are run by the state government -
SPEAKER JOHNSON: No. I'm stating the facts, Margaret.
MARGARET BRENNAN: - Not the federal government.
SPEAKER JOHNSON: That's right. That's correct. And that's yeah we hope and pray-
MARGARET BRENNAN: So if your issue is with certain governors, shouldn't you be talking to them?
This isn't a mistake, by the way. CBS quietly released the full interview on YouTube, but it aired only the extremely heavily edited version on its network:
The full transcript of the "Face the Nation" broadcast on Oct. 13, meanwhile, proves that the network only aired the heavily edited interview.
Mollie Hemingway puts it best:
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