"JIM ACOSTA: Trump does have, he's had propaganda outlets work on his behalf for some time, but we've seen even among the major networks, CBS for example, which has been taken over by some pretty far right individuals and the Ellisons and Barry Weiss and so on. I mean, they had their anchor on the other night, sort of both-sidesing what took place on January 6th. I wanna play this and just get your take on that."
"TONY DOKOUPIL (VIDEO CLIP) A group of pardoned defendants marched through Washington. President Trump today accused Democrats of failing to prevent the attack on the Capitol while House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries accused the president of, quote, whitewashing' it, Dokoupil said. JIM ACOSTA: Yeah, I mean, that's just both-sidesing what took place as you as you know, Mr. Leader, but I mean what do you have to say? I mean it looks as though the Trump propaganda machine is getting bigger, not smaller, in this country."
Hakeem Jeffries condemned a brief CBS report by Tony Dokoupil for framing the January 6 site rollout as competing accusations and for both-sidesing a violent attack. Jeffries compared the report and some CBS shifts to pro-Trump outlets such as Lindell TV, Newsmax, and Fox News. The exchange took place on The Jim Acosta Show, where Acosta aired Dokoupil's clip and questioned CBS's editorial direction. Dokoupil's short segment noted Trump accused Democrats of failing to prevent the Capitol attack while Jeffries said Trump was whitewashing it. The segment prompted backlash for equating responsibility and downplaying the attack.
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