New York Post calls out CBS for ‘ridiculous’ fact-check of JD Vance: ‘Shameful moment’

The New York Post editorial committee criticized CBS News anchor Margaret Brennan connected Tuesday aft the vice statesmanlike statement moderator attempted to fact-check Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, for his comments connected amerciable immigration.

During the debate, Brennan interjected erstwhile Vance suggested that amerciable immigrants had overwhelmed authorities resources successful Springfield, Ohio.

"Just to clarify for our viewers, Springfield, Ohio, does person a ample fig of Haitian migrants who person ineligible status, impermanent protected status," Brennan said.

The Post editorial board wrote that Vance was "accurately describing" the migrant crisis, calling Brennan's attempted fact-check "ridiculous."

JD VANCE REMINDS CBS MODERATORS OF DEBATE RULES AFTER THEY TRY TO FACT-CHECK HIM

CBS News anchors Norah O’Donnell (L) and Margaret Brennan moderated the statement betwixt Republican vice statesmanlike candidate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Democratic vice statesmanlike candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz astatine the CBS Broadcast Center connected October 1, 2024, successful New York City. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The committee said Vance was "rightly annoyed" erstwhile helium pushed backmost connected the moderator's interruption.

"The rules were that you guys weren't going to fact-check, and since you're fact-checking me, I deliberation it's important to accidental what's really going on," Vance said astatine the time.

While explaining the process of obtaining ineligible presumption and tying it to a Harris-backed migration policy, the moderators again spoke implicit Vance, thanking him for "describing the ineligible process" earlier they chopped disconnected his microphone arsenic Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz attempted to reason with him.

"This was the astir shameful infinitesimal successful a agelong past of shameful moments by moderators biased against Republicans. They 'fact-checked' the truth, past stopped the person from responding," the committee wrote.

WALZ FORCED TO CORRECT RECORD ON WHETHER HE WAS IN CHINA FOR THE TIANANMEN SQUARE PROTESTS

Republican vice statesmanlike campaigner Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, participates successful a statement astatine the CBS Broadcast Center connected October 1, 2024, successful New York City. This is expected to beryllium the lone vice statesmanlike statement of the 2024 wide election.  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

"It was made each the much partisan by the information that erstwhile Gov. Tim Walz told the howler that 'illegal borderline crossings are down compared to erstwhile Donald Trump near office,' which is not adjacent adjacent to true, nary 1 fto retired of a peep. Some 'facts' are excessively bully to check," they continued.

The committee aboriginal suggested the enactment was a nationally televised illustration of however the media's "obsession" with misinformation and fact-checks is simply a "load of equine manure."

"JD Vance was telling the information astir immigration. And that's wherefore they had to unopen him up," the committee added. 

CBS News did not instantly instrumentality Fox News Digital's petition for comment. 

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Fox News' Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.