Katie Couric has reportedly admitted that she was “protecting” Ruth Bader Ginsburg from criticism by cutting out negative comments the late Supreme Court justice made about athletes who kneel during the national anthem.
The former “Today” show host says in her new book “Going There” — set for release Oct. 26 — that she let her personal political views influence her editing decisions during her 2016 interview with Ginsburg, the Daily Mail reported.
In the memoir Couric writes that she edited out a part where Ginsburg said that those who kneel during the national anthem are showing “contempt for a government that has made it possible for their parents and grandparents to live a decent life.”
The published story, which Couric wrote for Yahoo News in 2016, did include quotes from Ginsburg saying refusing to stand for the anthem was “dumb and disrespectful,” but left out the harsher remark, the news outlet reported.
In the memoir, Couric writes she thought the then 83-year-old Ginsburg was “elderly and probably didn’t fully understand the question,” the Daily Mail reported.
According to the news outlet, Couric writes that she always tried to keep her “personal politics” out of her reporting, but faced a “conundrum” when Ginsburg made comments about Colin Kaepernick, the former NFL player who became the controversial figurehead behind the national anthem protest against racial injustice.
“Would I arrest them for doing it? No,” she told Couric, the Daily Mail reported. “I think it’s dumb and disrespectful. I would have the same answer if you asked me about flag burning.
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{Matzav.com}
Observation:
Once an interviewer edits responses, the interview is no longer that – it becomes a complete fabrication.
You mean kinda like interviews published in the glossy frum magazines?
Anyone in the world that still believes ANYTHING the DNC controlled media says, has serious mental deficiencies and should seek immediate help.
Never trust a thing from them. They are immoral, they take everything out of context to match their narrative. If she thought this was wrong, scrap the whole interview! Dont take it out of context! Perhaps all the Believers in rbg, would have their moral compass tuned a bit had Katie been honest!
I love the mantra, “we report the news”!
This evil woman is b”H not here for over 2.5 years.
RBG was a sitting supreme court justice, confirmed by 96-3 vote. KC is a 2 bit interviewer. who is she to edit comments? SpellCheck is right.
It’s all about the $$$, that’s why it’s called entertainment news. These are “journalists”: Chris Cuomo, Chelsea Clinton, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert? Which one of them gets the Putziler Prize for Journalism?
If Merrick Garland had any credibility, he would have all the people you’ve mentioned arrested.