CBS News host Margaret Brennan rebuked Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) for suggesting that the media was to blame for former President Donald Trump's false statements at a recent debate with President Joe Biden.
"Fewer voters thought the former president was truthful compared with President Biden," Brennan explained on Sunday. "Mr. Trump falsely claimed states are passing legislation to execute babies. I think you know that killing people is illegal in every state.
"He falsely claimed that the Speaker of the House at the time turned down 10,000 soldiers that he had offered to keep the peace ahead of January 6th, something his own acting Secretary of Defense testified to Congress did not happen," she continued. "If he has such a strong platform, why make false claims?"
Vance deflected the question.
"Well, Margaret, I think the media is running interference on a lot of this stuff," Vance opined. "We all know, and Nancy Pelosi herself has admitted on camera that she could have requested more National Guard troops."
"We know that the multiple Democratic governors and states and even some Democratic senators and congressmen have tried to pass laws that would effectively legalize abortion up until the moment of birth," he added. "And most importantly, we know that the media seems totally uninterested in fact-checking Joe Biden from any of the number of false claims that he made."
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Brennan interrupted Vance to correct him.
"You know, I've lost track, sir," the CBS News host said. "I've been told the media is on every single side of this, and everything's our fault."
"But let's get back to the candidate you're here to talk about," she pressed. "[Former acting Secretary of Defense] Chris Miller said 10,000 troops, he was never ordered by the president to send those to the Capitol that day."
The Republican senator continued to shift the blame away from Trump.
"Nancy Pelosi has said on camera, Margaret, that she bears some responsibility for the fact that the National Guard didn't play a big role," he insisted.
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