But Scalise at first doubled down, defending the edit as accurate and fair. As yourself: Is this what you want in your town next.”. While Joe Biden clearly said “yes,” twice, to the question of his support to redirect money away from police, we will honor the request of @AdyBarkan and remove the portion of his interview from our video. The amateurs over at Team Trump tweeted a doctored video of a Harry Belafonte interview and pretended it was Joe Biden. The issue with the video was the audio manipulation of Barkan, originally adding words to the audio Barkan didn't say in that context. Whether Scalise wants to admit it or not, he's guilty of the latter. You'd have thought this made-up scandal was going to land President Obama in jail. I have lost my ability to speak, but not my agency or my thoughts. Total chaos. Please remove this video immediately. . Before deleting the video, Scalise defended it tweeting, "Twice in one interview Biden says 'yes' & 'yes absolutely' to questions about 'redirecting' police funding. Total chaos. “Yes,” Biden responds. Scalise, a Metairie Republican, said he was deleting the post at the request of the activist, Ady Barkan. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Mob rule. Barkan, who has ALS, speaks with an assistive eye-tracking device. SEE ALSO: Hey look, it's a day ending in 'y'! Ady Barkin, the brave activist who confronted Jeff Flake on an airplane, has a message for America, We welcome relevant, respectful comments. This is getting pathetic. To become an ad-free subscriber please select one of the following two options. That's the result of the Democrat agenda. https://crooksandliars.com/2020/08/steve-scalise-joe-biden-manipulated-video Another Trump administration and Fox News co-production about an alleged "deep state conspiracy" is a nothingburger and the DOJ won't even file a report on it. She was very impatient with his work on behalf of the GOP. Trump-Puppet Bill Barr is wasting taxpayer money on a lawsuit designed to help the Grifter in Chief and, in this case Mrs. Grifter, but doing nothing for the average American or the rule of law. Enjoy ad-free browsing while paying as you go. @SteveScalise, These are not my words. I have lost my ability to speak, but not my agency or my thoughts,” he tweeted. It will be greatly appreciated and help us continue our mission of exposing the real FAKE NEWS! By Donie O'Sullivan, Sarah Mucha and Greg Clary, CNN. There was a problem saving your notification. Twitter further explained why the tweet was tagged and included a page devoted to the background behind the manipulated content. “No police. Just so you know which kind of Christian we're dealing with. @SteveScalise, These are not my words. Mob rule. View our. Bash weighs in on moment that drew laughter, The real reason Donald Trump skipped the 2nd debate, Some people in Georgia waited 11 hours to vote, 'Remarkable': Van Jones calls out Giuliani's false claim to Trump supporters, Avlon: This is an unprecedented power grab, Four-star general who has never endorsed candidate backs Biden, White House chief of staff refuses to wear a mask with reporters. "It should be removed. Later on Sunday, Scalise pushed back against the manipulated label, claiming his video accurately represents what Biden and other Democrats believe. Please remove this video immediately. The alteration was reported Sunday by The Washington Post. Mob rule. Hey look, it's a day ending in 'y'! “Well, you know, look, it shouldn’t have been edited, but at the same time the comments were always about – in fact, twice in that interview, he asked Joe Biden if he was for redirecting money away from police and in both times Joe Biden said ‘yes.’ And, you saw in that last response, Joe was excited about saying ‘yes,’ that he would redirect money away from police,” Scalise said. You owe the entire disability community an apology. (CNN) Twitter labeled a video promoted by House Minority Whip Steve Scalise of a progressive activist interviewing Joe Biden about police funding "manipulated content," and … Via The Hill: The clip is included in a video the House’s No. https://t.co/SgsQ7y0qmP pic.twitter.com/hdEiPhmrSC. Twitter flagged a manipulated clip posted by Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise that alters a question from healthcare activist Ady Barkan to Joe Biden. Total chaos.”. Please remove this video immediately. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson. Mob rule. Scalise is the guy whose life was saved by a black lesbian cop after he was seriously wounded in the infamous Congressional softball shooting. “You and your team have doctored my words for your own political gain.”. You owe the entire disability community an apology. The clip Scalise tweeted, however, inserts the words “for police” into Barkan’s question using the same computer-generated voice. Running off to the favorite landing place of Republican liars, Fox and Friends. Twice in one interview Biden says “yes” & “yes absolutely” to questions about “redirecting” police funding.Dems & their partners in the media want to blame “editing” to pretend this isn’t exactly what he believes.Here’s the full clip. — Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) August 31, 2020. ↓ pic.twitter.com/zFnrx2kjZq, — Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) August 30, 2020. The unaltered version doesn't include "for police.". In the original video, Barkan asked Biden, “But do we agree that we can redirect some of the funding?”, At the end of that question in Scalise's video, Barkan adds, “for police.”. There's deceptive editing, and then there's making stuff up. “These are not my words,” Barkan tweeted regarding Scalise’s video. It earned Scalise’s tweet a “manipulated media” tag from Twitter, and a retort from Barkan. Scalise also noted that Biden responded in the affirmative to Barkan’s question. https://t.co/N6G5RgMXlO, — Ady Barkan (@AdyBarkan) August 30, 2020. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Steve Scalise To Donate Millions To NRCC In Effort To Win Back The House). We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. That’s the result of the Democrat agenda,” Scalise tweeted. After trying to defend a video he posted on Twitter that manipulated the words of an activist with ALS who speaks through a machine, U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise took the post down Sunday night. The minute-long collection of clips was meant to show how Scalise believes the Democrats are destroying America. Scalise's video quickly became a political lightning rod after he posted it Sunday morning. . You and your team have doctored my words for your own political gain. U.S. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, the third-most powerful Republican in the House of Representatives, posted a video to Twitter on Sunday featuring commentary from politicians and activists. Total chaos. Better Business Bureau Accredited Business. He then lied about that deep fake while sharing the un-doctored footage and then blamed it on Democrats. That person is activist Ady Barkan, co-founder of the Be a Hero political action committee, who has ALS and uses a voice assistant to speak. In the video, Barkan’s altered sentence is followed by a dramatic black background stamped with the words “No police. ", The clip tweeted out by the number two Republican in the House splices in the words "for police" from one of Barkan's other questions to make it sound as if Barkan is asking Biden if he agrees they can "redirect some of the funding for police. Photo Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty Images. Scalise defended the manipulated video in an interview with Fox & Friends on Monday morning, although he has deleted the tweet. Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. ", U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Metairie, confronted allegations on Sunday that a video he produced and shared on Twitter, highlighting violence at…. ", Barkan tweeted to Scalise before he took down the tweet, "These are not my words. You owe the entire disability community an apology.". We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. That’s the result of the Democrat agenda. We work 7 days a week, 16 hours a day for our labor of love, but with rising hosting and associated costs, we need your help! Scalise noted that Barkan, in his interview with Biden, made clear that he was promoting a redirection of police resources to social services. You and your team have doctored my words for your own political gain. Mashable, Inc. All Rights Reserved. But he continued to defend the change made to the one-minute video, mostly highlighting violence at nationwide protests over racist policing, saying the editing accurately captured Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden pledging support for "defunding" of police in America. If you don't mind the ads and would rather donate, please select one of the options below: Please note our login process has changed. I have lost my ability to speak, but not my agency or my thoughts. A Twitter spokesperson confirmed that the tweet violated the company’s policy for “synthetic and manipulated media,” though did not specify which part of the video broke the rules. You owe the entire disability community an apology.”. Those words, however, came from a different segment of the video. Biden also tweeted Sunday demanding that the video be taken down. "While Joe Biden clearly said 'yes,' twice, to the question of his support to redirect money away from police, we will honor the request of @AdyBarkan and remove the portion of his interview from our video," Scalise tweeted late Sunday.
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