Black female radio host pushed back for using Biden's scripted questions [VIDEOS]

Andrea Lawful-Sanders, anchor of “The Source” on WURD in Philadelphia, shared with CNN that she used pre-approved questions provided by the Biden campaign during an interview with Joe Biden. The station and Lawful-Sanders have “mutually agreed to part ways, effective immediately,” WURD announced in a statement.

BREAKING: The Philadelphia radio talk show host who admitted she was asked the questions to interview President Biden has been cut by WURD Radio.

holy crap

During an interview with CNN yesterday, anchor Andrea Lawful-Sanders admitted that she was asked questions to ask… pic.twitter.com/mcIU4jza5A

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 7, 2024

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The station clarified that the interview was independently arranged by Lawful-Sanders, without the knowledge or cooperation of WURD management. WURD stressed its commitment to independent journalism and accountability to its audience, saying the use of pre-determined questions violated its standards.

The Biden campaign cost a black woman her job because they are writing pre-scripted interview questions to try to prove that Joe Biden is not in cognitive decline. https://t.co/GDShJDtfd3

— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) July 7, 2024

Only Joe Biden could walk into an interview with pre-scripted questions and end up declaring that he is now a black woman in one of his answers.

— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) July 7, 2024

Scripted interview: Joe Biden STILL called himself 'the first black woman to serve with a black president' 🤦‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/I68ygucvNh

— Brendan (@BrendanMcInnis) July 6, 2024

Lauren Hitt, a spokeswoman for the Biden campaign, initially defended the use of pre-approved questions, saying it was “not uncommon” for campaigns to share favorite topics for interviews. However, after the controversy, a source familiar with Biden's booking operation told a New York Post that the campaign will no longer offer suggested questions to interviewers.