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Tony Dokoupil clashes with Mark Warner after the senator ripped CBS for airing Trump speech 'as news'

Warner told CBS that journalists should challenge claims he described as false during Trump’s address.

Tony Dokoupil clashes with Mark Warner after the senator ripped CBS for airing Trump speech 'as news'
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Sen. Mark Warner criticized CBS for airing President Donald Trump’s election address without enough pushback, and anchor Tony Dokoupil defended the network’s coverage. Trump used the address to promote disputed election claims and urge passage of the SAVE America Act.

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Senator criticizing CBS’s coverage of Trump’s election address

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