C-SPAN debate moderator Steve Scully suspended after he lied about being hacked over Trump tweet
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C-SPAN has suspended its political editor Steve Scully indefinitely after he admitted to lying about his Twitter feed being hacked.
Scully made the claims when he was confronted with a questionable exchange with former White House communications director, turned critic of President Donald Trump, Anthony Scaramucci, according to the Associated Press.
The political editor was supposed to moderate the second presidential debate on Thursday, but it was cancelled after President Trump refused to agree to a virtual format, following his Covid-19 diagnosis.
Last week, after President Trump criticised Scully as a “never Trumper,” the political editor tweeted: “@Scaramucci should I respond to Trump,” but Mr Scaramucci advised him against the idea.
After his tweet caused controversy, Scully said that he “falsely claimed that my Twitter account had been hacked.”
I was right again! Steve Scully just admitted he was lying about his Twitter being hacked. The Debate was Rigged! He was suspended from @cspan indefinitely. The Trump Campaign was not treated fairly by the “Commission”. Did I show good instincts in being the first to know?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 15, 2020
Responding to the news on Thursday, Mr Trump tweeted: “I was right again! Steve Scully just admitted he was lying about his Twitter being hacked.”
He then falsely claimed: “The Debate was Rigged! He was suspended from @cspan indefinitely. The Trump Campaign was not treated fairly by the ‘Commission’. Did I show good instincts in being the first to know?”
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