{"id":2581276,"date":"2026-03-18T10:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-news-accused-of-deceptively-editing-hegseth-interview-to-reframe-israeli-influence-question\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:55:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:55:35","slug":"cbs-news-accused-of-deceptively-editing-hegseth-interview-to-reframe-israeli-influence-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-news-accused-of-deceptively-editing-hegseth-interview-to-reframe-israeli-influence-question\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS News Accused Of Deceptively Editing Hegseth Interview To Reframe Israeli Influence Question"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fcbs-news-accused-of-deceptively-editing-hegseth-interview-to-reframe-israeli-influence-question%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=2581276&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>A Daily Caller News Foundation report alleges that CBS News was accused by Megyn Kelly of editing a 60 Minutes interview with Pete Hegseth to imply he answered a question about Israel. The full interview,the article claims,shows that Major Garrett asked about critics who said the strikes were not \u201cAmerica First,\u201d and Hegseth emphasized America,Americans,and American interests,framing his comments in the context of his wartime service.<\/p>\n<p>The piece contends the televised edit suggested Israeli influence on U.S. strikes, prompting Kelly to accuse CBS News and editor Bari Weiss of having a pro-Israel agenda.<\/p>\n<p>In the broader fallout, the report notes that former President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS News in October 2024 over alleged deception in a 60 Minutes segment about Kamala Harris, with the suit later rising to $20 billion by February 2025. Paramount settled for about $16 million in July 2025 and agreed to release transcripts of future 60 Minutes interviews with presidential candidates. The article also mentions leadership resignations at CBS News linked to the dispute.<\/p>\n<p>The summary reflects the article\u2019s narrative and does not verify the claims independently.  <\/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> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><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><\/p>\n<p>CBS News was accused on Monday of editing a segment of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth&rsquo;s interview on &ldquo;60 Minutes&rdquo; to make it appear like he was answering a question about Israel, Sirius XM&rsquo;s Megyn Kelly alleged.<\/p>\n<p>The edited segment suggested that Hegseth answered a question about Israel&rsquo;s influence on the U.S. strikes against Iran. However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CA73grSSk8E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full interview<\/a> showed &ldquo;60 Minutes&rdquo; reporter Major Garrett asking Hegseth to respond to critics who accused the Iranian strikes of not being &ldquo;America First.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You mentioned America First,&rdquo; Garrett said in the unedited version. &ldquo;Some who identify with that movement, Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Marjorie Taylor Greene, have said from their perspective, this isn&rsquo;t an America First campaign. Do you want to address that criticism?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All I know is, I&rsquo;m in the room everyday and I see how Trump operates and what he&rsquo;s putting first, and it&rsquo;s America, Americans and American interests at every level,&rdquo; Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How long should our bases be tolerating thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >short-range ballistic missiles<\/a> and one-way attack drones pointing at our bases and other people? After 47 years of Americans being targeted and killed, the men I served with in combat in Iraq coming home with no arms or legs, targeted by Iranian EFPs, thousands of Americans killed. Beirut, you want to go back? We can go back to how long, I mean, the regime itself is premised on death to America. So 47 years, thousands of missiles, and an unrelenting pursuit of nuclear ambitions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The televised version indicated that Hegseth responded to whether or not Israel had influenced the U.S. to launch the strikes, with the narrator stating that critics have accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of dragging the U.S. into this conflict.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some normally enthusiastic supporters of the president have criticized him, suggesting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pulled the U.S. into a war that, to their minds, did not put American interests first,&rdquo; Garrett narrated in the televised version.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately following the narrated portion, the interview cut to Garrett asking Hegseth to respond to the &ldquo;America First&rdquo; criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bd-EK6BUIII\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accused<\/a> CBS News on &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MegynKelly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Megyn Kelly Show<\/a>&rdquo; of intentionally making this change because its editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, has a pro-Israel agenda.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They do not give a shit about misleading you over at CBS,&rdquo; Kelly said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The old CBS or the new CBS, which has a brand new agenda. The left will tell you that it&rsquo;s pro-MAGA. It&rsquo;s not pro-MAGA, trust me. Watch two minutes of the evening news or the morning news, it is not pro-MAGA at all. But it is pro-Israel. Bari Weiss has finally achieved her dream of running a news network that is entirely pro-Israel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In October 2024, President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS News for editing former Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo; answer to a question on the Israel-Hamas war during her interview with &ldquo;60 Minutes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit, which later increased to $20 billion in February 2025, alleged that CBS News participated in &ldquo;deliberate deception&rdquo; by omitting parts of Harris&rsquo; answer on former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s stance on Israel in order to boost her chances in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>CBS News&rsquo; parent company, Paramount, agreed to a $16 million settlement in July 2025 and agreed to release the transcripts of all future &ldquo;60 Minutes&rdquo; interviews with presidential candidates.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit influenced then-executive producer Bill Owens and then-CEO of CBS News and Stations Wendy MacMahon to resign in April 2025 and May 2025.<\/p>\n<p>CBS News did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation&rsquo;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-weighs-in-on-deadly-subway-clash-after-desantis-calls-marine-a-good-samaritan\/\" title=\"Trump Weighs In on Deadly Subway Clash After DeSantis Calls Marine a &#039;Good Samaritan&#039;\">nonpartisan newswire service<\/a>, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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The full, unedited exchange shows that Major Garrett asked Hegseth to respond to critics who say the Iran strikes were not \u201cAmerica First,\u201d with Garrett noting that some on the right-including Kelly, Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and Marjorie Taylor Greene-have raised that criticism. Hegseth responded by saying he focuses on America, Americans, and American interests, and he argued that the United States has faced long-running threats, citing U.S. troops returning from combat and Iran\u2019s actions, before describing ongoing missile and drone threats and the regime\u2019s hostility toward America.<\/p>\n<p>The televised version also included a narration suggesting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had dragged the U.S. into the conflict, followed by Garrett asking Hegseth to address the \u201cAmerica First\u201d critique. Kelly later alleged on The Megyn Kelly Show that CBS News deliberately altered the segment because Bari Weiss, CBS News\u2019 editor-in-chief, has a pro-Israel agenda, claiming the network is not being transparent and accusing it of misleading viewers.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2024, former President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS News over editing Harris\u2019s remarks about the Israel-Hamas war during her 60 Minutes interview. The suit later grew to $20 billion in February 2025. Paramount, CBS News\u2019 parent company, settled for $16 million in July 2025 and agreed to release transcripts of future 60 Minutes interviews with presidential candidates. The lawsuit was cited as contributing to the resignations of then-executive producer Bill Owens and CBS News and Stations CEO Wendy MacMahon in 2025. CBS News did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Caller News Foundation notes its own licensing and publication policies at the end of the piece<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2581277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-Featured-Image-809.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[74624,76066,76067,56439,71172],"class_list":["post-2581276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cbs-news-2","tag-editing-controversy","tag-israeli-influence","tag-media-bias-2","tag-pete-hegseth-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-Featured-Image-809.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2581276"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2581280,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581276\/revisions\/2581280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2581277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2581276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2581276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2581276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}