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MAGA-approved CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil was shredded live on air for platforming President Trump and his crackpot election conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n

Read more Trump Assembles Disgraced Election Nuts Before Crackpot Speech<\/a><\/p>\n

Dokoupil, 45, was steering the CBS coverage of Trump\u2019s address to the nation on Thursday evening. The network\u2019s newsroom has taken a more MAGA-friendly approach since the anti-woke Bari Weiss became editor-in-chief last October. <\/p>\n

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Weiss, 42, was installed by Paramount Skydance\u2019s Trump-friendly owner, nepo billionaire David Ellison, despite having never worked in television news before. Dokoupil was one of Weiss\u2019s first hires.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

While other major networks including ABC, NBC, and CNN, refused to interrupt their usual Thursday night programming to air Trump\u2019s grievances live, CBS gave the president valuable airtime.<\/p>\n

Dokoupil introduced the network\u2019s coverage of the speech by attempting to justify why it was crossing live to Trump. The anchor prefaced the president\u2019s address with a disclaimer that the 80-year-old had previously made \u201cfalse\u201d statements about losing the 2020 election.<\/p>\n

However, in interviews following Trump\u2019s speech, Dokoupil was schooled to his face by Virginia Democrat Mark Warner, who has also been vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee since 2016.<\/p>\n

Dokoupil began by asking Warner if there was \u201canything to your ears that was new tonight,\u201d in Trump\u2019s speech.<\/p>\n

Warner immediately snapped, \u201cNo.\u201d <\/p>\n

He then launched into the host, stating, \u201cAs a matter of fact, before I start, as an American, not as an elected official, 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,\u201d Warner said. <\/p>\n

He told Dokoupil, \u201cAnd it is incumbent upon you and any responsible journalist to push back on these falsehoods.\u201d<\/p>\n

The CBS host attempted to interject, but Warner kept talking. \u201cIf we don\u2019t call into question these falsehoods, this president is\u2026 going to lose a free and fair election,\u201d the senator said, seemingly implying that Trump is positioning himself to undermine the upcoming 2026 midterms.<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cAnd unless responsible journalists and the American people step up and say, our system, which has stood the test of time, is not going to be undermined by this kind of falsehood, then, you know, we all have to live with those responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dokoupil claimed Warner\u2019s presence on the CBS show was indeed a sign they were providing an antidote to Trump\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are calling for context and analysis and pushback. You are on the show right now giving it, and acting as though it\u2019s not happening,\u201d Dokoupil told Warner. <\/p>\n

The CBS host even questioned the president\u2019s honesty over his refusal to accept the result of the 2020 election.<\/p>\n

Read more CNN Host Explains Why Network Won\u2019t Air Trump Speech Live<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to underscore that the reason you\u2019re on is because we agree, you and I, that this is a vitally, vitally important topic,\u201d Dokoupil told Warner. \u201cAnd the president has a terrible track record on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dokoupil then referenced the CBS disclaimer he read before Trump\u2019s speech, and pointed out that their commentators picked holes in the president\u2019s claims.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs we said at the top\u2026 we\u2019ve been trying to buttress and fact-check and give context and analysis\u2026 throughout,\u201d the host said.<\/p>\n

Warner then stated, \u201cWhere would you like me to start on the level of falsehoods, you know, just incredible lies?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Warner told Dokoupil, \u201cI\u2019ve never seen comments like this from a president of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cDoesn\u2019t matter what party, nothing to do with party, that is so less connected to truth than this. And if we don\u2019t step up and you guys as journalists and people across the political aisle stand up and say, our election integrity is too important to mess around with, then shame on all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before CBS aired Trump\u2019s speech, Dokoupil\u2019s disclaimer said it was expected to contain references to the safety and security of American elections. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd honestly, much of what the president has said on this topic has been false,\u201d Dokoupil told viewers. \u201cMost notably, of course, the claim that he won the 2020 election when, of course, he did not.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cBecause of this, there is an argument that it\u2019s irresponsible to air the president\u2019s speech tonight. But this speech will be made. It will be news, and it\u2019s our job to cover the news.\u201d<\/p>\n

CBS wound up cutting to Trump four minutes after his speech had begun, and cut it five minutes before he wrapped up, shortly after he had called out NBC and ABC for not airing his address.<\/p>\n

Calling the networks \u201cfake news,\u201d Trump claimed they deemed his speech a turn-off, \u201cbecause of the fact that they don\u2019t like the topic because they know how corrupt our system is and they don\u2019t want to reveal it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump angrily claimed that the networks and other media were \u201cpart of a plot.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the delayed start and abrupt finish, CBS aired 19 minutes of the president\u2019s 26-minute speech.<\/p>\n

Read more Obama Takes Shot at Vance Over Marriage \u2018Hypocrisy\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Daily Beast has contacted CBS for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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