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The moderator of tonight’s aborted presidential television debate has been suspended by the CSPAN news network for lying about the hacking of this Twitter account.
Steve Scully claimed that his account had been compromised after he was seen seeking advice from former Trump communications director Anthony Scaramucci on how to handle the president.
The tweet came after the president attacked Scully during a television appearance.
Scully said: “Out of frustration, I sent a short tweet directed at Anthony Scaramucci.”
The tweet, which Scully is believed to have been intended to be a direct message, read: “Should I reply to Trump?”
Scully said: “The next morning when I saw that this tweet had created a new controversy, I falsely claimed that my Twitter account had been hacked.”
In a statement, CSPAN said that Scully had informed them and the Committee on Presidential Debates about her falsehood yesterday.
The statement read: “By not being immediately forthcoming with C-SPAN and the Commission about his tweet, he understands that he made a serious mistake.
“We were very saddened by this news and do not tolerate their actions. During his 30 years at C-SPAN, Steve has consistently demonstrated his fairness and professionalism as a journalist.
“He has created a pool of goodwill between the people he has interviewed, his fellow journalists, our viewers and with us.
“Starting immediately, we put Steve on administrative leave. After some distance from this episode, we believe in his ability to continue to contribute to C-SPAN.”
Scully was supposed to moderate the debate planned for tonight between the two presidential candidates, but it was canceled after President Trump refused to participate if it was a ‘virtual event’, instead of being held in person.
Instead, both he and favorite Joe Biden will host separate town hall events on rival television networks at the same time.
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