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Did Fox Apologize to the Administration for Reporting the News?

Reported by Janie - April 12, 2006

In 2003 the Bush Administration claimed that two small trailers found in Iraq were proof of Saddam Hussein's weapons program, even going so far as to boldly announce, "We have found the weapons of mass destruction." According to today's Washington Post, the Administration was well aware that this was not true, but proceeded to make this declaration for months.

During today's press gaggle with Press Secretary Scott McClellan, he tried to divert attention from the actual topic, as usual, by demanding the press issue an apology for reporting the story. According to McClellan, one network did.

"You know, I saw some reporting talking about how this latest revelation — which is not something that is new; this is all old information that’s being rehashed — was an embarrassment for the White House. No, it’s an embarrassment for the media that is out there reporting this.

I brought up with some of you earlier today some of the reporting that was based of this Washington Post report. And I talked to one of network about it…they expressed their apologies to the White House.

I hope they will go and publicly apologize on the air about the statements that were made, because I think it is important given that they had made those statements in front of all their viewers. So we look forward to that happening as well."

Comment: Hmmm, the press reports news that is unfavorable to the White House, McClellan demands an apology for that reporting, one network does. I wonder which network that was?

Hat tip to ThinkProgress.