The White House statement was reportedly not used in the CBS “60 Minutes” segment.

The White House sent CBS a statement it did not use in a CECOT segment on “60 Minutes” that was delayed by the network’s editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, in which it asked the show to expand on the Angel Parents story.

“As ’60 Minutes’ concluded its report on ‘Inside CECOT’ last Thursday, CBS sent the White House a request for comment. The WH spokesman responded within a few hours. This quote was not included in the report of “60” – so, judge for yourself whether it should have been included,” said CNN news analyst Brian Stelter wrote on X Tuesday.

A statement from White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said, according to Stelter, “60 Minutes should spend its time and energy raising the stories of Angel Parents, whose innocent American children were brutally murdered by brutal illegal aliens President Trump.” [sic] to remove from the country.”

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Fox News Digital has reached out to CBS and the White House for comment.

Hours before “CECOT” aired on Sunday, “60 Minutes” released a statement saying the segment was being delayed after “it was determined it needed more reporting.” The segment, which was leaked online after airing in Canada, features journalist Sharyn Alfonsi interviews Venezuelan refugees who were sent to prison in El Salvador after being deported by the Trump administration.

Fox News Digital reported that CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss made the decision to delay the segment after finding that, while the discussions were “strong,” the story ultimately did not “move the ball forward” and “wasn’t ready yet.”

Although the section left out the White House statement, it included a clip of White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt saying in March about the deported Venezuelan men, “These are evil monsters, rapists, murderers, kidnappers, rapists, torturers, who have no right to be in this country and must be held accountable.”

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Sharyn Alfonsi (left) accused Bari Weiss (right) of withholding her “60 Minutes” story for political, not editorial, reasons. (Michele Crowe/CBS via Getty Images; Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free Press)

Alfonsi accused Weiss of telling a politically motivated story and suggested in the memo that executives were silent when they sought an interview. However, it was reported that the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security, as well as the White House, sent on-the-record statements that were not classified.

“Our story has been reviewed five times and cleared by both CBS lawyers and Standards and Procedures,” Alfonsi wrote Monday. “It’s absolutely true. In my opinion, taking it out now, after it has met a rigorous internal review, is not a planning decision, it’s a political one.”

“If management’s refusal to participate becomes a legitimate reason to talk about a story, we’ve given them a ‘kill switch’ on any reporting they find disturbing,” he added.

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The full segment was broadcast in Canada on Canada’s Global TV app and quickly went viral on the Internet on Monday. The video did not include any sit-down interviews with Trump officials or any statements from the administration beyond a short clip of Leavitt, and another short clip of President Donald Trump praising El Salvador’s tough prison system.

The White House reportedly sent a statement criticizing “60 Minutes” for focusing on CECOT deportees over Angel Parents. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Alfonsi noted in “60 Minutes” that the Department of Homeland Security declined an interview request and referred CECOT’s questions to the government of El Salvador, which did not respond to its request.

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David Rutz of Fox News contributed to this report.