The transcript alteration attempted to water down Biden's insult of Trump voters
Liberal media scrambles to downplay Biden's 'garbage' comment
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The White House altered the transcript of President Biden's controversial "garbage" comment despite the concerns of stenographers, Fox News Digital has confirmed.
In an email viewed by Fox News Digital, a supervisor sounded the alarm on the White House press office's "breach of protocol and spoilation of transcript integrity between the Stenography and Press Offices."
"If there is a difference in interpretation, the Press Office may choose to withhold the transcript but cannot edit it independently," the supervisor wrote in the email. "Our Stenography Office transcript — released to our distro, which includes the National Archives — is now different than the version edited and released to the public by Press Office staff."
WHITE HOUSE SILENT ON WHETHER TRANSCRIPT OF BIDEN'S 'GARBAGE' COMMENTS WAS APPROVED BY STENOGRAPHERS
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Director of White House Stenography Amy Sands also reprimanded the White House press office after the debacle, writing in an email, "After last night's process, our team would like to reiterate that rush drafts/excerpts the Stenography Office sends to assist the Press Office are not intended for public distribution or as the final version of the transcript.
"Please avoid sharing rush drafts/excerpts, which are subject to review and might create confusion among staff, media, and the public while our Stenography Office completes a thorough review process."
This will be updated as the story develops.
Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to
