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Apologies for the delay in my reply here, I've only just got around to checking your links.

Both of these sources are primarily centred around Trump's tweet, repeating and amplifying it as if what he says is true.

The first one has a video clip where the reporter clearly slipped up and didn't have his facts straight. However, Cotton was also lying - he misrepresented Kamala's position, as if to say she would take things away from people. The private health industry in the US is diabolical and needs sorting out, such that it isn't tied to your employment. No one should be left in a situation where losing their job means they lose their healthcare. This is what Kamala was referring to by "abolish private health insurance on the job". This would eliminate private health insurance as we know it, but it wouldn't entirely eliminate private health insurance as you'd still be able to take out your own policy, separate from work. What she's talking about is healthcare that's free at the point of service, much like in Canada and the UK. Those systems aren't free for everyone, but you don't have the bullshit hoops with doctors being out of plan that insurance and the healthcare industry fleeces everyone with.

The first link also had a comment about veterans:

In the heated interview, Karl pressed Cotton on Trump’s recent remarks referring to the Medal of Freedom as “equivalent” to or “much better” than the Medal of Honor, which is the nation’s highest military award for bravery in combat.

“Jon, you’re totally taking that out of context. Donald Trump was great for our military. He is great for our veterans,” Cotton retorted.

This is completely false. Trump has not been good for the military, and he's certainly not been good to veterans. He doesn't even pretend to be good to veterans.

The second article, hosted on MSN but originally written by "Hindustan Times", also goes into the healthcare thing, so I won't repeat that part. However it does elaborate more on the "How do you know that is not her position now?” and accuses her of hiding her position. This is simply bullshit: when a person campaigns on something, that becomes their mandate. A politician can't win an election and then use that as a mandate to do something else - which is exactly what the Republicans have done eg with repealing Roe vs Wade. There is no evidence that the Democrats are doing this, just a blind accusation from a party that already engages in this practice.

The reporter and Cotton then bickered about whether or not she had changed. Frankly, it's all a very shit interview, and the reporter doesn't come across as a very good journalist. However, to say that this proves the network is biased is a very weak argument. A reporter is supposed to be opposed to the person they're interviewing, particularly with politicians, in order to challenge them. A good reporter would challenge guests regardless of which way the guest leans, in such a way that they ask difficult questions. It can easily seem that they're biased if you only look at one interview, because they're not on side with that guest, but you need to see interviews of both side to determine this. Without an interview of a Democrat where the reporter/network is clearly on side with them and does not ask difficult questions, this is nothing but an excuse for Trump to try and weasel out of a debate he agreed to but is now afraid of.

And if you look back to the interview with Harris in 2019, the reporter then did ask difficult questions when she talked about changing the healthcare industry.

You seem to be taking the words of Trump, a serial liar, as gospel. That is a mistake and not something that you can rationally justify.