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Bob Woodward

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Watergate reporter and longtime Washington Post associate editor, now in an honorary role, who has written books on every president since Nixon, including five on Trump.

Slant Score · ranked #162 of 175 from most left to most right
8 Center
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Thin record: fewer than a handful of documented items, so this score is pulled toward the center and could move a lot as evidence is added.

The receipts (3)

On-record statement · served the left · +1.5 L · Sep 22, 2020

Concluded Trump is 'the wrong man for the job'

Promoting 'Rage,' Woodward told CBC Radio that 'Trump is the wrong man for the job,' citing 'overwhelming evidence' from 19 interviews.

Source: CBC →
Broke with own side · served the right · +1.3 R · Jan 15, 2017

Called the Steele dossier a 'garbage document'

On Fox News on Jan. 15, 2017, Woodward called the Steele dossier a 'garbage document' and said it should not have been part of an intelligence briefing.

Source: Fox News →
Correction / walk-back · served the right · +1.2 R · Jan 1, 2007

Acknowledged he 'dropped the ball' on Iraq WMD

Before the 2003 invasion Woodward said on Larry King Live that the chance of no WMD being found was 'about zero.' He later said, 'I think I dropped the ball here.' The date is approximate (PBS Frontline 'News War' interview).

Source: Wikipedia (citing PBS Frontline) →
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