Watch A Veteran Debate Moderator Call Out Trump Surrogate For Making A Claim With “No Evidence Whatsoever”

Bob Schieffer: “So You’re Just Going Around And Asking People? You Don’t Know Other Evidence Than That?”

From the September 26 edition of CBS News' Campaign 2016 Presidential PreDebate Coverage:

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BOB SCHIEFFER: May I just ask a question of the attorney general?

LESLIE RUTLEDGE: Sure, sure.

SCHIEFFER: Where do you get your evidence? On what do you base the statement that you made which is absolutely wrong?

RUTLEDGE: Well, with all due respect, Bob, I’ve been out not just traveling Arkansas, but also traveling across the country.

SCHIEFFER: So you’re just going around and asking people? You don’t know other evidence in that.

RUTLEDGE: Well no --

SCHIEFFER: Well a lot of people are asking me, so I guess my evidence is good as yours if that’s the best you can do.

Previously:

On CBS, Veteran Debate Moderator Says Fact-Checking Is Part Of Debate Moderator's Role

CBS’ Bob Schieffer: The Republican National Convention Is Showing “A Party That Seems To Be Coming Apart”

CBS' Bob Schieffer Slams CNN's Republican Presidential Debate For “No Discussion of The Issues”