ABC’s Martha Raddatz Clashes with Guest about Keystone XL Pipeline

On ABC’s This Week, host Martha Raddatz brought on Russ Girling, the CEO of TransCanada, who wants to build the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, and proceeded to badger him about the effectiveness of building the pipeline. The Keystone XL pipeline has reemerged as a matter of public discourse because Democrats have taken up the issue in the Senate as part of a last-ditch effort to help Louisiana senator Mary Landrieu retain her seat in a runoff. When Girling attempted to discuss the long-term positive economic impact of the pipeline, Raddatz cut him off and ended the segment saying, “I think there’s a lot of debate to come on this. We really appreciate you joining us this morning.”