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PBS' Judy Woodruff apologizes for an on-air remark about peace talks in Israel

Veteran PBS correspondent Judy Woodruff apologized on Wednesday for comments she had made on the air regarding former President Donald Trump and negotiations for a cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
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FILE - Judy Woodruff, anchor and managing editor of "PBS Newshour," takes part in a panel discussion during the 2018 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., on July 31, 2018. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Veteran PBS correspondent Judy Woodruff on Wednesday for comments she had made on the air regarding former President Donald Trump and negotiations for a cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.

Woodruff, during PBS' Democratic national convention coverage on Monday, she had read in and Reuters that Trump had allegedly been encouraging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to put off peace talks until after the U.S. election in the belief that a deal could help Democrat Kamala Harris' campaign.

But Woodruff said in a post on X Wednesday that she had not seen later reporting that the story had been denied by the Trump campaign and Israel. She said her remarks had not been based on any original reporting on her part.

鈥淭his was a mistake, and I apologize for it,鈥 Woodruff said.

Woodruff's has included time at CNN and NBC News. She was host of PBS' 鈥淣ewsHour鈥 between 2013 and 2022, before stepping down for a reporting project.

The Associated Press

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