In a CNN interview, Dana Bash notes that Todd Blanche didn't say the president didn't direct him, and points out the president is saying Democrats are trying to steal "this important seat." Blanche says the statement isn't political, argues the president is supposed to make sure elections run right, and accuses Bash of cherry-picking a quote from the president.
The receipt
- Who
- Todd Blanche
- Where
- interview - CNN with Dana Bash
- Original footage
- Forbes Breaking News · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 47 seconds, unedited within the cut
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Read the transcript
I just want to emphasize what you said, that you didn't say no, that the president didn't direct you. And this is a president who is saying Democrats are trying to steal this important seat. He's admitting it's political. Do you see your job as helping Republicans keep the seat? He's not admitting it's political. Wait, you're saying that a president saying that there's a improper, something improper happening at the ballots is necessarily political? He's the executive. He's supposed to make sure that there's everything in this country is running right including elections. He said Democrats are trying to steal this election. But steal this election, how? Finish your thought. It's not my thought, it's his thought. By cheating, by putting a candidate up. No, no, no, that's not all he said. He didn't stop there. You can't just cherry pick a quote from the president of the United States and then ask me to comment on it.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.