CBS in the Harsh Public Spotlight Again | The American Spectator

WASHINGTON — In his own fashion, President Donald Trump helped CBS News join the transparency bandwagon.
You could see it after White House correspondent Ed O’Keefe interviewed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Face the Nation Sunday.
Guest host O’Keefe was fine — better than the usual host, Margaret Brennan.
It’s the editing of a question and answer about a deported Salvadoran national that set off social media — and gave Noem the perfect opportunity to bash the once-hallowed network.
As Noem posted on X, “This morning, I joined CBS to report the facts about Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Instead, CBS shamefully edited the interview to whitewash the truth about this MS-13 gang member and the threat he poses to American public safety.”
Face the Nation did air Noem’s comments about criminal charges hanging over the Salvadoran and her pledge to “make sure that he doesn’t walk free in the United States.”
But the live broadcast edited out her assertion that Abrego Garcia is a “known human smuggler, an MS-13 member” and a wife-beater and that he solicited nude photos from minors — all un-adjudicated charges that can be culled from government documents.
In May, a federal prosecutor charged Abrego Garcia with conspiracy to transport aliens, including MS-13 members, aka human smuggling. The Salvadoran has not had his day in court.
And there have been no criminal charges for the other allegations. Noem should have spoken more carefully.
Back to Face the Nation. Noem accused CBS of a “whitewash” — and I’d be inclined to agree except for one thing.
Spoiler alert:
A CBS News spokesperson told Fox News Digital, “Secretary Noem’s ‘Face The Nation’ interview was edited for time and met all CBS News standards. The entire interview is publicly available on YouTube, and the full transcript was posted earlier this morning on CBSNews.com.”
That’s right. While the live broadcast excluded Noem’s allegations, CBS published the full quote — human-smuggling, wife-beating…