WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sued CBS on Thursday (Oct 31) over an interview of his Democratic rival Kamala Harris aired on its 60 Minutes news programme in early October that the lawsuit alleged was misleading, according to a court filing.

The complaint, filed in federal court in the Northern District of Texas, alleges the network aired two different responses from Harris responding to a question about the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

The version that aired during the 60 Minutes programme on Oct 6 did not include what the lawsuit calls a "word salad" response from Harris about the Biden administration's influence on Israel's conduct of the war.

"Former President Trump's repeated claims against 60 Minutes are false," a CBS News spokesperson said. "The lawsuit Trump has brought today against CBS is completely without merit and we will vigorously defend against it."

Trump and Harris face each other in what polls show to be a tight race ahead of Tuesday's US presidential election.

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