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A senior PBS correspondent has apologized for claiming Donald Trump tried to talk Israel out of a ceasefire deal that would have helped Kamala Harris ‘ campaign.
![Judy Woodruff said in Chicago on Monday: 'The reporting is that former President Trump is on the phone with the Prime Minister of Israel, urging him not to cut a deal right now, because it’s believed that would help the Harris campaign.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/22/16/88819679-13769509-Judy_Woodruff_said_in_Chicago_on_Monday_The_reporting_is_that_fo-a-265_1724339123339.jpg)
Judy Woodruff said in Chicago on Monday: ‘The reporting is that former President Trump is on the phone with the Prime Minister of Israel, urging him not to cut a deal right now, because it’s believed that would help the Harris campaign.’
!['Who knows whether that will come about or not, but I have to think that the Harris campaign would like for President Biden to do what presidents do, which is work on that one'.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/22/16/88794835-13769509-_Who_knows_whether_that_will_come_about_or_not_but_I_have_to_thi-a-266_1724339123446.jpg)
‘Who knows whether that will come about or not, but I have to think that the Harris campaign would like for President Biden to do what presidents do, which is work on that one’.
![She then admitted she made a 'mistake' and clarified that she was basing the story on other reporting.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/22/16/88816945-13769509-She_then_admitted_she_made_a_mistake_and_clarified_that_she_was_-a-267_1724339123447.jpg)
She then admitted she made a ‘mistake’ and clarified that she was basing the story on other reporting.
!['I want to clarify my remarks on the PBS News special on Monday night about the ongoing cease fire talks in the Middle East,' she posted on X.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/22/16/88814417-13769509-_I_want_to_clarify_my_remarks_on_the_PBS_News_special_on_Monday_-a-268_1724339123450.jpg)
‘I want to clarify my remarks on the PBS News special on Monday night about the ongoing cease fire talks in the Middle East,’ she posted on X.
!['As I said, this was not based on my original reporting; I was referring to reports I had read, in Axios and Reuters, about former President Trump having spoken to the Israeli Prime Minister.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/22/16/88815835-13769509-_As_I_said_this_was_not_based_on_my_original_reporting_I_was_ref-a-269_1724339123450.jpg)
‘As I said, this was not based on my original reporting; I was referring to reports I had read, in Axios and Reuters, about former President Trump having spoken to the Israeli Prime Minister.’
![In the live TV moment, I repeated the story because I hadn't seen later reporting that both sides denied it. This was a mistake and I apologize for it.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/22/16/88812545-13769509-In_the_live_TV_moment_I_repeated_the_story_because_I_hadn_t_seen-a-271_1724339123451.jpg)
In the live TV moment, I repeated the story because I hadn’t seen later reporting that both sides denied it. This was a mistake and I apologize for it.’
![Woodruff's u-turn came as Harris' VP pick Tim Walz headlined the third of the Democratic National Convention, but it was his 17-year-old son who stole the hearts of the nation.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/22/16/88812553-13769509-Woodruff_s_u_turn_came_as_Harris_VP_pick_Tim_Walz_headlined_the_-a-270_1724339123451.jpg)
Woodruff’s u-turn came as Harris’ VP pick Tim Walz headlined the third of the Democratic National Convention, but it was his 17-year-old son who stole the hearts of the nation.
![Harris will formally accept the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday night in front of thousands of giddy Democrats at the United Center.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/22/16/88817353-13769509-Harris_will_formally_accept_the_Democratic_nomination_for_presid-a-272_1724339123567.jpg)
Harris will formally accept the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday night in front of thousands of giddy Democrats at the United Center.
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