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Miles Archer

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7. It's a little twisted, but it does make sense...
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 06:40 PM
Sunday

...first step is to not view it from the standpoint of conventional logic.

1). The fact that Bari Weiss has been "installed" at CBS News by David Ellison is as much of a "lock" on consistently Trump friendly news as they're likely to get.

2). Leavitt's "warning" isn't so much out of concern that CBS...under Weiss...will "edit" the video to make Trump look bad (although "looking bad" for Trump is often the direct result of things he actually said).

3). I'm sure Leavitt's "warning" was intended for every other news organization wishing to interview Trump.

4). So reality, it was a "nudge nudge, wink wink" warning..."IF YOU EDIT IT, WE'LL SUE"...("not you, of course, we know we've effectively castrated and neutered you, so we'll just say it out loud for anyone else who might be listening."

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