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CNN called out for ‘LIVE’ banner under Kamala’s pre-recorded, pre-scripted, softball interview

August 30, 2024 | | Print Article

Aside from sycophants with a vested interest in boosting the candidate, it’s a safe argument to suggest Kamala Harris failed to wow anyone in her first sit down with a… ahem, reputable news outfit.

The Machine™ running the Kamala Harris for President campaign hid their candidate in plain sight for as long as they could get away with it, avoiding any real interviews or news conferences, and when the outcry began to reach a roar they settled on the safest bet out there — CNN propagandist Dana Bash.

And while Bash didn’t disappoint, even offering multiple choice answers to some questions, essentially providing Harris with the answer, the optics of the interview were bad. Even worse, while the sit down with Kamala and Tim Walz was pre-taped, CNN appeared to bill the interview as “LIVE” when the network aired it.

One possibility offered is the chyron itself was live, which is not to say that, either way, it’s misleading to have the word “LIVE” emblazoned on the screen:

Interestingly, few news outlets noted in their reporting of the softball interview that it was pre-recorded — which means editing could have and likely did occur.

One exchange on X seemed to showcase that it wasn’t a live interview when a social media user noted that CNN was able to post answers from Harris on the on-screen chyron before she actually vocalized her answer:

As for the optics, New York Post columnist Miranda Devine nailed it when she questioned the “peculiar set up for this big-time interview.”

“Harris hidden behind a table, while Walz and Bash are perched awkwardly in the foreground either side. Maybe Harris was going for the commanding CEO look but instead she comes across as small and contrived. This honestly looks like an interview with a couple of local aldermen on a dinky little community TV station,” Devine posted on X.

The columnist shared other takes she encountered, including one social media user who suggested the set up looked “like attorneys consulting with the accused.”

Social media users seemed to have a good grasp on what was happening here and were in full agreement about the bad optics.

Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:

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