CBS critics slam 60 Minutes for 'disaster' interview with President Donald Trump
The CBS interview with Donald Trump comes after a $16 million settlement between him and the network and the President did not hold back.
The CBS network received some backlash on Sunday night for how President Donald Trump was interviewed on the network's long-running news program, 60 Minutes.
During the episode, CBS host Norah O'Donnell asked the 79-year-old POTUS some hard-hitting questions and seemed to strive to get answers to the nation's most prominent speculations about the moves he's making in office. However, many viewers couldn't overlook the show for appearing to edit the episode to portray Trump in a certain light.
"Why, the hell, did Trump go on 60 Minutes? They’re doing everything they can to clip and edit and make him look bad," one raged on X, formerly Twitter, calling out CBS, claiming the television station edited the footage to portray Trump negatively.
A second added, "So hard to watch that 60 Minutes…. Too much editing as usual," while one noted, "This 60 Minutes interview is a disaster."
It's safe to say that many were ashamed with CBS for how they captured Trump in his recent 60 Minutes interview, where he covered topics such as China, Venezuela, and immigration.
Recorded on Friday, October 31, the interview with Norah O'Donnell aired on Sunday, November 2, marking Trump's first interview with 60 Minutes in five years. It's also airing after a $16 million settlement between Trump and the network, following his lawsuit alleging deceptive editing of a Kamala Harris interview on 60 Minutes.
In July, CBS's parent company, Paramount, then known as Skydance, agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Trump over his claim that CBS deceptively edited a 60 Minutes interview with his Democratic presidential opponent, Kamala Harris, the previous year.
After Paramount was acquired by Skydance, the company also acquired The Free Press and named its founder, Bari Weiss, editor-in-chief of CBS News.
A month prior to the 2024 election, the Trump campaign turned down an offer to be interviewed by 60 Minutes under the argument that it would not accept interruptions due to fact-checking. However, Trump's opponent, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, accepted a 60 Minutes interview, which then led to a lawsuit against CBS News filed by Trump just days before the 2024 election.
The filing alleged that 60 Minutes had attempted to mislead voters by airing two different edited versions of remarks made during the interview with Harris. While the case was initially looking to be thrown out, it was later settled when Paramount Global opted to pay $16 million towards Trump’s "presidential library" in July.
As part of the agreement, Paramount said 60 Minutes will release transcripts of future interviews with eligible U.S. presidential candidates after they air, subject to redactions as required for legal or national security concerns.
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