‘No’: White House refuses to fix Iran transcript

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White House press secretary Josh Earnest on Tuesday refused to amend a transcript of a White House briefing in which two words of his were omitted when discussing the Iran deal, even after several news outlets were able to clearly identify the missing words.

The transcript in question was created in May, after Fox News’ Kevin Corke asked Earnest, “Can you state categorically that no senior official in this administration has ever lied publicly about any aspect of the Iran deal?”

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