Scalise Deletes Doctored Video Of Disabled Activist

August 31, 2020 Republicans, Trump cultists

Rep. Steve Scalise on Sunday removed a video he had posted on Twitter of an edited interview between Joe Biden and a disabled liberal activist after backlash that the clip was “doctored” to portray the Democratic presidential nominee as supporting the defunding of police.

Scalise’s video was initially marked as doctored by Twitter before it was removed. The activist, Ady Barkan, Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., all condemned Scalise, R-La., over the video on Sunday.

A short clip of the interview posted by Scalise edited Barkan’s voice to add the words “for police” to the end of Barkan’s question asking Biden whether “we can direct some of the funding,” despite the fact that Barkan did not say “for police” at the end of the question.

This video is doctored — and a flagrant attempt to spread misinformation at the expense of a man who uses assistive technology.

It should be removed. Now. https://t.co/Bnv5H2NhZT

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 30, 2020