When the interviewer gives the interviewee a platform, they can say whatever they want. They don’t have to answer the question. The strategy is often to use the opportunity to say the agreed upon talking points. The question doesn’t matter, just who has the mic. The more an easily manipulated public hears the lines, the more they are likely to remember them. Eventually, repetition bias kicks in. The interviewer should just end the conversation when they do this, but they usually don’t. Maybe they need to fill the air time.
When the interviewer gives the interviewee a platform, they can say whatever they want. They don’t have to answer the question. The strategy is often to use the opportunity to say the agreed upon talking points. The question doesn’t matter, just who has the mic. The more an easily manipulated public hears the lines, the more they are likely to remember them. Eventually, repetition bias kicks in. The interviewer should just end the conversation when they do this, but they usually don’t. Maybe they need to fill the air time.
Here’s an example:
https://www.mediaite.com/news/i-just-want-an-answer-stephanopoulos-cuts-off-interview-after-steve-scalise-dodges-five-times-on-whether-2020-election-was-stolen/