CBS News’s 60 Minutes is facing backlash after defending its controversial reporting of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s vaccine distribution plan.
“One question has come to mind repeatedly in response to every stage of this 60 Minutes story, from the story itself to the multiple statements to this … navel gazing … at the end of their show a week later,” said Daily Caller editor in chief Geoffrey Ingersoll on Twitter. “Who thought this was a good idea?”
Ingersoll was responding to a clip of 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi defending the show’s reporting on Florida’s vaccine rollout, which 60 Minutes suggested could have been influenced by political donations in a pay-to-play scheme.
That characterization has been denied by both DeSantis and Florida health officials from both parties, but 60 Minutes spent little time airing the governor’s defense and prompted accusations it was “deceptively edited.”
Read more at Washington Examiner.
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