Trump Takes Issue With Piers Morgan 'Deceptively' Editing Explosive Interview With Him
12:03 GMT 21.04.2022 (Updated: 19:37 GMT 19.10.2022)
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A trailer for Piers Morgan's interview with Donald Trump went viral on Wednesday, as it appeared that the former US president insulted Morgan and even stormed out of the interview early.
Former US President Donald Trump has taken a dig at Piers Morgan, claiming that the TV host "unlawfully and deceptively" edited the interview with him.
The ex-president revealed that his team recorded the entire interview "as a means of keeping him honest", and the audio of the full interview does not accord with the short promo.
"For those who want to make Piers look bad, compare his video promo and how it was doctored to the real thing. Hopefully they will now be doing some big changes to their final product. It just shows, however, what I have to deal with in the Fake News Media. He went out of his way to deceptively edit an interview and got caught," Trump said in his Telegram statement.
The video promo rolled out by Piers Morgan to hype up his upcoming interview with Trump suggests that the former president accused the host of being dishonest — and then stormed out of the explosive interview.
Trump also called Morgan a "fool" several times for refusing to believe in claims of election fraud that allegedly took place during the 2020 White House race.
According to Trump allies however, the teaser was deliberately edited to portray Trump as throwing a tantrum.
Among those condemning Morgan's approach was Candace Owens. She tweeted a clip from her own interview with the former president, saying she could have spun it as a fight when in reality "the interview was over and we simply wanted to chat off-camera."
If my team were as unethical and dishonest as the snake @piersmorgan, we would have sensationally edited this clip of Trump to make it look like he threw a tantrum and asked the cameras to be shut off when in reality—the interview was over and we simply wanted to chat off-camera. pic.twitter.com/uuJo4e2zNi
— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) April 21, 2022
Donald Trump Jr, the ex-president's son, also took issue with Morgan's trailer, echoing the accusations made by his father and Owens.
Morgan himself waded into the twitstorm to respond to team Trump's claims. Replying to the former president, he said that the interview was "great" but demanded evidence of the alleged 2020 election fraud.
"Sorry you got so annoyed that I don’t believe the 2020 election was rigged or stolen from you, but as I said, where’s your proof? If you have it, show us — or accept the result and move on," Morgan tweeted.
He also responded to both Owens and Donald Jr, laughing off their accusations and urging them to watch the full interview as soon as it hits the screens.
In an apparent message to all those lambasting him for "deceptive" editing, Morgan tweeted a well-worn gif.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 21, 2022
The full interview is set to premiere on 25 April on networks across the globe including Fox Nation, the UK's Talk TV and Sky News Australia.
