ABC Apologizes After Being Caught Deceptively Editing Quote About Sean Spicer

ABC News apologized late Tuesday after being caught deceptively editing a quote from former George W. Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer during the Monday night edition of Nightline. ABC edited Fleischer's words to make it look like he was being more critical of White House press secretary Sean Spicer in the taped interview than he actually was. Nightline quoted Fleischer as saying, “[Spicer’s] briefing made me uncomfortable. It was too truculent, too tough. It looks as if the ball was dropped on Saturday.” But that is not what Fleischer meant to convey at all. The point he was trying to make was actually complimentary of Spicer. -- More...

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