{"id":2329220,"date":"2024-08-22T13:44:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T17:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pbs-reporter-backtracks-after-giving-disparaging-false-report-about-trump-on-air-this-was-a-mistake\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T13:51:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T17:51:55","slug":"pbs-reporter-backtracks-after-giving-disparaging-false-report-about-trump-on-air-this-was-a-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pbs-reporter-backtracks-after-giving-disparaging-false-report-about-trump-on-air-this-was-a-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"PBS Reporter Backtracks After Giving Disparaging False Report About Trump On-Air: &#8216;This Was a Mistake&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpbs-reporter-backtracks-after-giving-disparaging-false-report-about-trump-on-air-this-was-a-mistake%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2329220&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>It\u2063 seems like you&#8217;ve copied in a segment \u2064of text \u2062that includes a blend of HTML, script \u200celements,\u200c and an article discussing \u2062an incident involving Judy Woodruff \u200band some \u200dcontroversial statements\u2064 related to former President Donald Trump. This \u200ctext touches\u2062 upon issues of media accuracy,\u200b political\u200d discourse, and\u2064 public figures&#8217; responses to claims \u2064made about them.<\/p>\n<p>If you have specific questions regarding the content, or \u200cif you&#8217;re seeking an analysis, summary, or any other particular information, please let me know!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democrats and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/powerful-anti-trump-media-figures-exposed-holding-secret-weekly-meetings-to-coordinate-on-legal-cases\/\" title=\"Influential Media Personalities Unveiled in Covert Weekly Legal Meetings\">establishment media regularly<\/a> tell the opposite of the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Then, on rare occasions when they correct themselves and apologize, not even their explanations make sense.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, Judy Woodruff of the Public Broadcasting Service offered an unconvincing explanation for an unbelievable and borderline libelous on-air statement about former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Woodruff made the comment Monday during the taxpayer-funded network&rsquo;s coverage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bill-clinton-repeatedly-breaks-democrats-kamala-harris-rule-dnc-speech-shows-virulent-racist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic National Convention<\/a> in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>In short, Woodruff cited establishment media reports that Trump has exerted pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s purpose, Woodruff alleged, was to delay a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-hamas-cease-fire-leads-to-13-hostages-being-released\/\" title=\"13 hostages were released following the Israel-Hamas cease-fire\">cease-fire deal<\/a> in the ongoing war between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bible-prophecy-fulfilled-earthquake-strikes-on-day-attack-against-israel-by-iran-hezbollah-was-anticipated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> and Hamas in Gaza because a deal of that nature would likely improve political prospects for Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The reporting is that former President Trump is on the phone with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a> of Israel, urging him not to cut a deal right now, because that &mdash; it&rsquo;s believed that would help the Harris campaign,&rdquo; Woodruff said in a clip.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Am I the only one who caught this last night at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DNC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DNC<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eiSghREKyw\">pic.twitter.com\/eiSghREKyw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Carroll &#129443; (@profcarroll) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/profcarroll\/status\/1825910248189591637?\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then, on Wednesday, Woodruff tweeted that she &ldquo;hadn&rsquo;t seen later reporting that both sides denied&rdquo; the alleged Trump-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/netanyahus-mar-lago-meeting-trump-looked-different-white-house-meeting-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netanyahu<\/a> collusion.<\/p>\n<p>For that, the PBS journalist admitted her &ldquo;mistake&rdquo; and apologized.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to clarify my remarks on the PBS News special on Monday night about the ongoing cease fire talks in the Middle East,&rdquo; she posted Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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. In the live TV moment, I repeated the story because I hadn&rsquo;t seen later reporting that both sides denied it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was a mistake and I apologize for it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I want to clarify my remarks on the PBS News special on Monday night about the ongoing cease fire talks in the Middle East. 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&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Judy Woodruff (@JudyWoodruff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudyWoodruff\/status\/1826330987359273176?\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Like the original accusation, however, the apology smelled.<\/p>\n<p>For one thing, Woodruff claimed that she had based her comment on &ldquo;reports I had read, in Axios and Reuters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But a social media user named &ldquo;Mel,&rdquo; who has more than 57,000 followers and goes by the name &ldquo;@Villagecrazylady&rdquo; on X, pointed out three obvious problems with Woodruff&rsquo;s &ldquo;apology.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;1. Neither Reuters nor Axios ever alleged the purpose of the phone call. You made that up 100% on your own.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;2. Both news agencies updated their stories within 24 hours of publishing to acknowledge that both sides denied it ever occurring. You made those remarks 4 DAYS after this clarification.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;3. You are clearly trying to pass the blame for the ongoing genocide to someone else but it&rsquo;ll never work. Biden and Harris own ALL of it,&rdquo; Mel concluded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">1. Neither Reuters nor Axios ever alleged the purpose of the phone call. You made that up 100% on your own.<\/p>\n<p>2. Both news agencies updated their stories within 24 hours of publishing to acknowledge that both sides denied it ever occurring.<\/p>\n<p>You made those remarks 4 DAYS after&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C3ywNVxONC\">pic.twitter.com\/C3ywNVxONC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mel (@Villgecrazylady) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Villgecrazylady\/status\/1826340909086065107?\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In other words, neither Reuters nor Axios actually reported what Woodruff described, i.e. the alleged phone call&rsquo;s nefarious purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Netanyahu&rsquo;s office denied the allegation, which the two outlets&rsquo; updated reports reflected.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyre-calling-it-the-value-meal-wars-taco-bell-enters-the-fray-with-new-7-deal\/\" title=\"They&#039;re Calling It &#039;The Value Meal Wars&#039;: Taco Bell Enters the Fray with New  Deal\">establishment media&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s lengthy history of peddling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-flies-rage-dnc-farewell-speech-tells-numerous-lies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hoaxes<\/a> about Trump raises suspicions about this latest one.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Israel Hoax just dropped,&rdquo; independent journalist Kyle Becker commented in a Wednesday post on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Israel Hoax just dropped.<\/p>\n<p>Presidential candidate Donald Trump is being investigated for the alleged &ldquo;massive crime&rdquo; of making an unsanctioned phone call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by Axios, the former president spoke on the phone with&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZGyaImur8G\">pic.twitter.com\/ZGyaImur8G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylenabecker\/status\/1826287092474794331?\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tammy Bruce of Fox News also noted the misrepresentation in Woodruff&rsquo;s statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In her supposed apology Woodruff deflects saying she was referring to reports from Axios and Reuters,&rdquo; Bruce wrote in a post on X. &ldquo;Both referred only to the (now proven false) allegation that Trump talked to Netanyahu about Gaza, but neither included the obscene lie that Trump suggested abandoning a hostage deal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Woodruff seems to have made that up all by herself,&rdquo; Bruce concluded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In her supposed apology Woodruff deflects saying she was referring to reports from Axios and Reuters. Both referred only to the (now proven false) allegation that Trump talked to Netanyahu about Gaza, but neither included the obscene lie that Trump suggested abandoning a hostage&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9KWoWcdwEX\">https:\/\/t.co\/9KWoWcdwEX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeyTammyBruce\/status\/1826404703900520555?\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Above all, however, the fact that anyone would believe such a report about Trump speaks to how dangerous liberals&rsquo; derangement has become. They want to read and hear the worst about him. And that explains why so many of them have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-representative-calls-trump-devil-hours-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/google-admits-changing-search-results-trump-assassination-searches-much\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">done<\/a> such evil things.<\/p>\n<p>Never mind Trump&rsquo;s spectacular record of fairness to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-attempt-build-trumps-successful-abraham-accords-ends-failure-hundreds-dead-war-raging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> during his presidency. Never mind his good relationship with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-taking-shots-netanyahu-45-tells-palestinian-leader-everything-will-good-meeting-bibi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mahmoud Abbas<\/a>, President of the Palestinian National Authority. And never mind his occasional ambivalence toward Netanyahu, or the former president&rsquo;s obvious eagerness to strike a deal that will end the bloodshed in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Even if we could believe that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-netanyahu-thanks-biden-public-service-bizarre-moment-meeting-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netanyahu<\/a> prefers Trump to a Democrat, or that the Israeli prime minister would tie his own nation&rsquo;s fate to the outcome of a U.S. election, Trump&rsquo;s own history and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-praised-showing-much-empathy-interviewer-revealed-addiction-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">character<\/a> together affirm the lunacy of suggesting that he would play politics with Israeli and Palestinian lives.<\/p>\n<p>But PBS&rsquo;s liberal viewers have an appetite for such disgusting fare, so Woodruff fed it to them.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Occasionally, when they do issue corrections or apologies, their justifications are often unclear. On Wednesday, Judy Woodruff from PBS provided a lackluster explanation for a questionable and potentially defamatory remark she made about former President Donald Trump during the network&#8217;s coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Woodruff claimed that Trump pressured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to postpone a cease-fire agreement in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, suggesting this would benefit Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s political prospects.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Woodruff tweeted that she had not seen subsequent reports indicating both parties denied any collusion between Trump and Netanyahu. She acknowledged her &#8220;mistake&#8221; and apologized for her comments on PBS News regarding cease-fire discussions in the Middle East. She clarified that her remarks were based on articles from Axios and Reuters about Trump&#8217;s communication with Netanyahu but admitted she repeated them without being aware of later denials from both sides.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics pointed out flaws in her apology. A user named &#8220;Mel&#8221; highlighted three key issues: neither Axios nor Reuters suggested any motive behind Trump&#8217;s call; both outlets updated their stories within 24 hours to reflect denials from both parties; and there was an attempt to shift blame regarding ongoing violence away from Biden and Harris.<\/p>\n<p>In essence, neither news agency reported what Woodruff claimed about Trump&#8217;s alleged intentions during his phone call with Netanyahu. Furthermore, given the media&#8217;s history of spreading falsehoods about Trump, skepticism surrounding this latest claim is warranted.<\/p>\n<p>Tammy Bruce of Fox News also criticized Woodruff\u2019s statement for misrepresenting what was reported by Axios and Reuters\u2014neither outlet included claims that Trump suggested abandoning a hostage deal during his conversation with Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, such allegations against Trump reveal how deeply entrenched liberal biases have become; many seem eager to believe negative narratives about him despite his record as president concerning Israel-Palestine relations. 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