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A Philadelphia radio station has parted ways with one of its hosts after she admittedly interviewed President Joe Biden using pre-approved questions provided by his campaign.
Sara M. Lomax, President and CEO of Black-owned WURD Radio, said in a statement Monday that host Andrea Lawful-Sanders had “voluntarily resigned” from her role at the station. The announcement came after Lomax said Lawful-Sanders organized the interview “without knowledge, consultation or collaboration with WURD management.”
“The interview featured pre-determined questions provided by the White House, which violates our practice of remaining an independent media outlet accountable to our listeners. As a result, Ms. Lawful-Sanders and WURD Radio have mutually agreed to part ways, effective immediately,” Lomax said. “WURD Radio remains an independent voice that our audience can trust will hold elected officials accountable. As Pennsylvanias only independent Black-owned talk radio station, WURD Radio has cultivated that trust with our audience over our 20-year history. This is something we take very seriously.”
Appearing on CNN’s “First of All” over the weekend, Lawful-Sanders professed that she did receive a batch of questions from the Biden campaign ahead of the interview and “approved them.”
“Yes, I got several questions, eight of them,” she said. “And the four that were chosen were the ones that I approved.”
The radio interview was the first for President Biden in the wake of his disastrous debate with former President Donald Trump late last month, which has since led to calls from within the Democratic party that he should call off his reelection campaign.
In response, President Biden sat down for a one-on-one interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos Friday night, in an attempt to dismiss his debate performance as a “bad night” and reassure voters that he’s the right person to defeat Trump in November.
“I don’t think anybody’s more qualified to be president or win this race than me,” President Biden said.
“Trump is a pathological liar,” he repeated in the interview. “This is a guy who told us to put bleach in our arms,” as a coronavirus treatment. “This is a guy who wants to undo every single thing I’ve done.”
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