The Wisconsin radio station that hosted Biden last week for an interview edited the conversation at the request of the campaign, cutting out two of Biden’s soundbites, the station said in a statement Thursday.
"On Monday, July 8th, it was reported to Civic Media management that immediately after the phone interview was recorded, the Biden campaign called and asked for two edits to the recording before it aired. Civic Media management immediately undertook an investigation and determined that the production team at the time viewed the edits as non-substantive and broadcast and published the interview with two short segments removed," Civic Media said.
Specifically a line from the interview "… and in addition to that, I have more Blacks in my administration than any other president, all other presidents combined, and in major positions, Cabinet positions," was removed.
A piece of dialogue referencing Donald Trump’s call for the death penalty for the Central Park Five, "I don’t know if they even call for their hanging or not, but he—but they said […] convicted of murder," was also removed.
The station acknowledged that the moves fell short of "journalistic interview standards," but the station said it stands by host Earl Ingram, who conducted the interview.
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