CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil clashed with Sen.Mark Warner, D-Va., during a live special report Thursday night after President Donald Trump's White House address, as Warner accused the network of presenting disputed election claims without enough pushback."I was embarrassed that the President of the United States went before our whole country, and networks like yours carried this as news, as opposed to a rehash of falsehoods," Warner said.
"And it is incumbent upon you and any responsible journalist to push back on these falsehoods."Dokoupil attempted to interject, but Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, continued and appeared to refer to the November midterms.CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil pushed back after Sen.Mark Warner, D-Va., criticized the network’s coverage of President Donald Trump’s election speech.
(Michael Tessier/CBS News via Getty Images)ABC, NBC, CNN AVOID AIRING TRUMP'S PRIMETIME ELECTION SECURITY ADDRESS LIVE"He’s going to lose a free and fair election," Warner said.After Warner finished, Dokoupil pushed back, arguing CBS had brought the Virginia Democrat on specifically to scrutinize the president's assertions and had provided fact-checking and analysis throughout its coverage."You are calling for context and analysis and pushback," Dokoupil said."You are on the show right now giving it, and acting as though it’s not happening."Sen.
Mark Warner accused CBS News of airing what he called a "rehash of falsehoods" without enough journalistic pushback.(Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)'SHADOW GOVERNMENT': TRUMP CLAIMS INTEL COMMUNITY BRAGGED ABOUT HIDING CHINESE MEDDLINGTrump opened his roughly 25-minute address by touting the economy, border security and prescription drug prices before turning to elections.
He announced the release of the previously classified intelligence that he argued exposed weaknesses in election infrastructure."Tonight, I’m announcing the immediate declassification and release of critica...