David Becker and Christopher Krebs appeared together in an interview on July 19, 2026.
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Badlands MediaSep 16, 2026
A CBS News transcript and program listings confirm that David Becker and Chris Krebs appeared together on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 19, 2026, matching the claim. The post's reference to "the last interview in July" is consistent with that broadcast, so the extraction is faithful.
What was said
… like he's talking about how important it is to combat the narrative warfare, to combat the noise from the Trump administration, to make sure that, you know, election officials know, but they weren't doing town halls and he wasn't giving interviews, and on that last interview in July of this year, he was joined by Christopher Krebs Matter that maybe they can pull off some kind of miracle, I don't believe they're right about that, but I also don't believe they're going to ultimately be successful in portraying this confusion, the reason for this is, look at what's happened over the last …
Badlands Media · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The CBS News transcript states that CBS News contributors Chris Krebs and David Becker were interviewed together on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" and that the interview aired on July 19, 2026.[1]
Supports. The CBS show listing describes an July 19, 2026 episode in which contributors Chris Krebs and David Becker discuss election security.[2]
Supports. The Apple TV episode listing for July 19, 2026 names Chris Krebs and David Becker as the election security guests on that episode.[3]
Context. A Substack post, which is not a primary record, cites the July 19, 2026 Face the Nation appearance with Krebs as Becker's most recent confirmed interview before September 2026.[4]
Sources
4 sources: 1 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Transcript: Chris Krebs and David Becker on "Face the ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 2Open: "Face the Nation," July 19, 2026 - Full show on ...cbs.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 37/19 - Face the Nationtv.apple.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4'Imagine Red Dawn, but with robot soldiers.'asheinamerica.substack.com · not rated · cited for: context
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