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Judy Woodruff issues apology following Trump Gaza comments
The scHill ^ | 8/21/24 | Lauren Irwin

Posted on 08/21/2024 9:35:27 PM PDT by hole_n_one

“PBS NewsHour” senior correspondent Judy Woodruff issued an apology Wednesday after her comments about former President Trump’s role in Gaza cease-fire talks sparked criticism.
“The reporting is that former President Trump is on the phone with the prime minister of Israel urging him not to cut a deal right now because … it’s believed that would help the Harris campaign,” Woodruff said while broadcasting from the Democratic National Convention on Monday.

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In a post on social platform X, Woodruff said Wednesday she wanted to clarify her comments.
“As I said, this was not based on my original reporting; I was referring to reports I had read, in Axios and Reuters, about former President Trump having spoken to the Israeli Prime Minister,” Woodruff wrote. “In the live TV moment, I repeated the story because I hadn’t seen later reporting that both sides denied it.”
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Axios reported last week that Trump and Netanyahu spoke about a hostage and cease-fire deal, but it later reported that Netanyahu’s office denied the conversation.
Reuters reported similar information, citing Axios. The stories did not report that Trump urged Netanyahu to not take a deal.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dementia; fakenews; fireherass; gaslighting; gaza; israel; judywoodruff; laurenirwin; pbs; r; thehill; theshill; trump; trumpwoodruffpbsgaza; woodruff

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So Woodfruff, in her “apology”, blames other “news” outlets for her comments, but those other outlets never reported what Woodruff said was being reported by those outlets about Trump and his involvement with any cease fire deal.

It’s just lie, on top of lie, on top of lie,….

1 posted on 08/21/2024 9:35:27 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: hole_n_one

Unsurprising. Judy Woodruff has long been the Tokyo Rose of the establishment left.


2 posted on 08/21/2024 9:38:11 PM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: hole_n_one

So essentially she lied and is blaming others for her lying. Yeh makes total sense in today’s media


3 posted on 08/21/2024 9:38:12 PM PDT by Lod881019
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To: hole_n_one

RE: “In the live TV moment, I repeated the story

Oh, yeah?
Only harmful things against Trump get right through.

Favorable (94% unfavorable on news outlets) will have to be carefully vetted by anti-American socialists before reaching the viewers. Sure.


4 posted on 08/21/2024 9:40:30 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: hole_n_one

The Polly Parrot defense.

How quaint.


5 posted on 08/21/2024 9:42:23 PM PDT by Biblebelter
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To: hole_n_one
The Gaslight Media.


6 posted on 08/21/2024 9:43:11 PM PDT by kiryandil (FR Democrat Party operatives! Rally in defense of your Colombian cartel stooge Merchan!)
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To: hole_n_one

Judy, you flat out lied, you gross turd.


7 posted on 08/21/2024 9:43:42 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: hole_n_one

Judy Woodruff is still alive? 😳


8 posted on 08/21/2024 9:45:59 PM PDT by nutmeg
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To: hole_n_one

Such a wonder. Next thing you know Leslie Stahl will be apologizing for her interview with Trump in 2020 where she said there was no evidence the laptop was genuine


9 posted on 08/21/2024 9:47:58 PM PDT by j.havenfarm (23 years on Free Republic, 12/10/23! More than 8,000 replies and still not shutting up!)
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RE: “In the live TV moment, I repeated the story

Not only did she repeat the story about the now denied meeting, she added her own twist to it by saying what Trump’s agenda and motive was without any basis in fact whatsoever…and then lied about that as well.

10 posted on 08/21/2024 9:48:45 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: hole_n_one

Woodruff “clarified” but damn well & smugly knew the damage was already cemented in the minds of viewers & listeners of liberal media.

As usual, it is make the hi-decibel, flagrant charge, then extend your remarks in a perfunctory manner, safe in the knowledge that everyone sees the damning initial report but few will see, or care about, the revised statement.


11 posted on 08/21/2024 9:54:54 PM PDT by citizen (Put all LBQTwhatever programming on a new subscription service: PERV-TV)
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To: hole_n_one

Woodruff lets other news agencies do the investigating/inventing for her. What does she care? She gets paid no matter what.


12 posted on 08/21/2024 9:55:29 PM PDT by skr (Righteousness exalteth a nation: sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
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To: hole_n_one

Its called election interference!


13 posted on 08/21/2024 9:57:09 PM PDT by 100%FEDUP
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Woodruff made the charge Monday but waited until Wednesday to offer a mea culpa of sorts.

A charge no doubt already echoed all over the internet by that time.


14 posted on 08/21/2024 10:08:43 PM PDT by citizen (Put all LBQTwhatever programming on a new subscription service: PERV-TV)
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So she said ithe incorrect info at first on PBS NewsHour and basically her retraction was done on social media where I’m sure the same numbers heard it. Right.


15 posted on 08/21/2024 10:17:56 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: citizen

Why would anybody care, everybody knows that PBS is a socialist-liberal-communist front organization sucking off the taxpayers teat.

Nobody but LIB/SOCIALIST/PROG/COMMUNIST/ANTIFA scumbags were watching the D umb N umb C retin convention anyway.


16 posted on 08/21/2024 10:38:39 PM PDT by 5th MEB (1)
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To: kiryandil

That’s a good one.


17 posted on 08/21/2024 10:43:12 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: kiryandil

Love it!


18 posted on 08/21/2024 10:46:27 PM PDT by antceecee ( )
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To: hole_n_one

No it’s not lies it’s just turtles all the way down.


19 posted on 08/21/2024 10:47:42 PM PDT by MIA_eccl1212 (10-10-10-10)
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To: hole_n_one

Fake News have to lie to remain news.


20 posted on 08/21/2024 10:52:00 PM PDT by eclectic (Liberalism is a mental disorder)
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