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US President Donald Trump has released his full, unedited interview with 60 minutes on Facebook before the show’s scheduled broadcast.
The footage shows Trump growing irritable as CBS host Lesley Stahl presses him on a number of issues, including his response to the coronavirus pandemic, his slippery support among suburban women, the lack of masks at his rallies, and the “Obamacare” replacement plan has long been promised, but has failed to reveal it.
“Look at the prejudice, hatred and rudeness in the name of 60 minutes and CBS, ”Trump wrote on Thursday (local time) while tweeting the Facebook link. And again he preemptively criticized the moderator of the last presidential debate on Thursday night.
Throughout the interview, Trump returns to the attacks on Joe Biden’s son, based on an unconfirmed report. New York Post report, and accuses the media of being too soft on his Democratic rival.
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As Stahl comments at one point that Trump is offering attack after attack, Trump responds: “It is not attack, it is defense. It is defense against attacks. “
“I am defending myself and I am defending the institute of the presidency,” he said.
As Trump continued to launch unsubstantiated accusations against Biden and former President Barack Obama, Stahl tried to explain: “This is 60 minutes and we cannot put things that we cannot verify. “
But Trump continued to criticize the mainstream media.
“Leslie, you are discrediting yourself,” he said.
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“You’re so negative,” Trump told CBS host Lesley Stahl.
The interview began in a tense situation when Stahl asked the president as the camera began to roll, “Are you ready for some tough questions?” and only got more irritable.
At the end of nearly 40 minutes, Trump complained: “Are you ready for tough questions? That is no way to speak. That is no way to speak. “
“You are so negative,” he later commented.
Trump eventually interrupted the interview and refused to appear with Vice President Mike Pence.
“That’s enough. Come on,” he said.
CBS News called the White House decision “unprecedented,” but said the interview will air Sunday as scheduled.
“The unprecedented decision of the White House to ignore its agreement with CBS News and publish its images will not deter 60 MINUTES from providing full, fair and contextual reports that presidents have participated in for decades,” the network said in a statement. .
“60 MINUTES,” he continued, “is widely respected for bringing its distinctive fairness, insightful reporting and informative context to viewers each week.
“Few journalists have the presidential interview experience that Lesley Stahl has provided during her decades as one of America’s premier correspondents, and we hope the public will see her third interview with President Trump and subsequent interview with Vice President Pence this weekend. week”.
