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AP sources: White House altered record of Biden's 'garbage' remarks despite stenographer concerns

Headline from Wyoming Tribune Eagle, on the newest of 2 developments

WASHINGTON — White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, drawing objections

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Developments in this update

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  1. White House’s ‘false transcript’ of Biden ‘garbage’ remarks may violate federal law, Republicans say

    Headline from Washington Times ·

  2. Newest

    AP sources: White House altered record of Biden's 'garbage' remarks despite stenographer concerns

    Headline from Wyoming Tribune Eagle ·

Reports & sources

48 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    House Republicans accuse White House of releasing 'false transcript' of Biden's 'garbage' remarks (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    EXCLUSIVE: Republicans accuse the White House of releasing a false transcript of President Biden’s remarks in which he referred to supporters of former President Trump as “garbage."

  2. Washington Times

    White House’s ‘false transcript’ of Biden ‘garbage’ remarks may violate federal law, Republicans say (opens Washington Times)

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    White House Counsel Edward Siskel was told in a letter from two key House Republicans that political spin doctors were "releasing a false transcript" of President Biden's words about supporters of former President Donald Trump.

  3. Legitgov

    White House altered Biden’s ‘garbage’ transcript despite concerns from stenographers (opens Legitgov)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The White House is being accused of altering the transcript of President Biden's controversial "garbage" comment about Trump supporters despite concerns of stenographers.

  4. The Federalist

    White House Falsifies Transcript To Cover Up Biden’s ‘Garbage’ Slur (opens The Federalist)

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    The Federalist's feed description

    The White House fraudulently edited an official transcript in an attempt to cover up Biden calling Republican voters 'garbage' on video.

  5. Washington Times

    White House altered official transcript of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographers’ concerns (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, drawing objections from the federal workers who document such remarks for posterity, according to two U.S.

  6. The Daily Caller

  7. Newsweek

    White House aides changed official transcript of Biden's "garbage" remark (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A letter from the head of the White House stenographer's office said that the change was a "breach of protocol."

  8. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    AP sources: White House altered record of Biden's 'garbage' remarks despite stenographer concerns (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    Wyoming Tribune Eagle's feed description

    WASHINGTON — White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, drawing objections

  9. Breitbart News

    Report: WH Pressured Stenographers to Edit Biden's 'Garbage' Smear (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    White House press officials pressured stenographers to coverup Biden's "garbage" smear by editing the transcript to alter its meaning.

  10. PJ Media

  11. The Daily Caller

    White House Staff Reportedly Overruled Official Transcribers To Cover Up Biden’s ‘Garbage’ Moment (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The White House press office overruled concerns to alter a transcript in order to cover up Biden’s “garbage” slur, two U.S. government officials told The AP.

  12. Legal Insurrection

    Report: White House Changed Biden's 'Garbage' Comment About Trump Supporters (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    “a breach of protocol and spoliation of transcript integrity between the Stenography and Press Offices.”

  13. Fox10 Phoenix

    White House altered record of Biden's 'garbage' remarks, AP sources say (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    White House officials altered President Joe Biden's remarks after he appeared to refer to supporters of Donald Trump as “garbage" during a Zoom call with Latino activists.

  14. The Boston Globe

    White House altered record of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographer concerns, AP sources say (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump.

  15. Al Jazeera

    Transcript of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks altered by White House: AP (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The news agency says the email it obtained shows a White House transcript was altered despite stenographers’ objections.

  16. WHDH Boston

    AP sources: White House altered record of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographer concerns - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald

  17. Latin Times

    Biden White House Reportedly Edits Record of Biden's Controversial 'Garbage' Remarks (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    The transcript stands in contrast with the stenographer's original one, where the president appeared to call Trump supporters "garbage," rather than comedian Tony Hinchcliffe

  18. Anchorage Daily News

    White House altered record of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographer concerns (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, drawing objections from the federal workers who document such remarks for posterity, according to two U.S.

  19. RedState

  20. Portland Press Herald

    White House altered record of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks, sources say (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, according to 2 U.S. government officials.

  21. New York Post

    Exclusive | Ex-White House stenographer says transcripts were never edited — after Biden aides are accused of cleaning up his ‘garbage’ quote (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    "I don't recall this happening ever in my six years as Biden's vice presidential stenographer," said Mike McCormick.

  22. New York Post

    WH edit of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remark about Trump supporters breached stenographers’ protocol: ‘Spoilation of transcript integrity’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The White House press office engaged in a “breach of protocol” when it altered the transcript of President Biden’s “garbage” remark about Donald Trump's supporters Tuesday over the objection of the administration's stenographer’s office, according to an internal email.

  23. The Washington Free Beacon

    'Breach of Protocol': WH Press Officials Consulted Biden Before Improperly Changing Official Transcript of His 'Garbage' Remark (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    After consulting with President Joe Biden, White House press officials altered the official transcript of his Tuesday call in which he referred to former president Donald Trump supporters as “garbage,” a move the stenographer's office supervisor labeled a total “breach of protocol and spoliation of …

  24. The Guardian

    White House press office altered transcript of Biden ‘garbage remark’ call (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Transcript released by the White House added an apostrophe to ‘supporters’ to change meaning after conferring with Biden, email shows

  25. Washington Examiner

    White House altered Biden 'garbage' transcript without stenographer approval (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The White House altered the official transcript of President Joe Biden's remarks regarding former President Donald Trump's supporters.

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