US President Donald Trump abruptly concluded a one-on-one interview with CBS News’s “60 Minutes” Tuesday, and did not return for an appearance he was scheduled to film with US Vice President Mike Pence, the sources said.
After camera crews were set up at the White House on Monday, Trump sat with presenter Lesley Stahl for about 45 minutes on Tuesday before abruptly leaving the interview, telling the network that he believed they had enough footage to use. according to two sources, CNN reported. .
CBS News did not instantly respond to a request for comment from CNN. When contacted for comment, the White House did not question the CNN reports.
Later, Trump posted on Twitter a clip of the White House reporter attacking her for not wearing a mask.
“I am pleased to inform you that, for the sake of reporting accuracy, I am considering posting my interview with Lesley Stahl from 60 Minutes, BEFORE TIME TO COME! He added. “This will be done so that everyone can get an idea of what a FALSE and ASKED interview is …” Trump tweeted.
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However, a source later informed CNN that Stahl was wearing a mask from the time he entered the White House until the interview began. The image in the tweet only showed her standing with her producers before returning to her belongings to wear the mask.
According to CNN, with about two weeks until the election, “Trump has spent this week launching dispersal attacks and increasingly annoyed by representations portraying his campaign as doomed. His truncated recording of “60 Minutes” seemed like an extension of what has been Trump’s visible irritation as he entered the final days of the campaign. “
Along with Trump and Pence, former Vice President Joe Biden and California Sen. Kamala Harris also gave interviews with CBS and all four are scheduled to appear on a show Sunday. Trump and Pence were scheduled to appear on the Sunday show together, as they did four years ago for a walk-and-talk session before Trump decided to end the interview for no reason. Biden and Harris, however, filmed their interviews separately.
Trump faces a massive shortage of national polls against Biden.
He even called NIAID (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) director Dr. Anthony Fauci a “disaster” on Monday, calling the media “criminal” for failing to report unsubstantiated allegations against Biden.
Trump also required his attorney general to work “quickly” to investigate the baseless allegations against Biden before the election. After the panel organizing Thursday’s debate announced that the candidates’ microphones would be muted during certain parts of the event, Trump accused them of bias.
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Trump has also expressed anger at news reports that his campaign is doomed for defeat. He has even questioned why Republicans seem to be distancing themselves.
Trump told reporters: “I’m not running scared”, “I think I’m angry.”
Polls in states where Trump won in 2016 show Biden is ahead this time. Trump admitted he was upset while standing on the track in Arizona on Monday.
While speaking to Trump off-camera in 2016, Stahl said he admitted that his attacks on the press were intended to degrade the negative stories being published about him.
According to CNN, “He said, ‘You know why I do it? I do it to discredit everyone and demean everyone, so when they write negative stories about me, no one will believe them. He said that, ”Stahl said.
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