So first Donald Trump chickened out of a second debate with Kamala Harris. And now CBS has disclosed on its X account that Trump has pulled out of the traditional presidential candidate interview with "60 Minutes.” This disclosure from CBS came after reports that the candidates had planned to give interviews to the program that would air on the same day.
"60 Minutes is scheduled to air a primetime election special on a Monday edition of the broadcast on October 7 at 8 PM," said the 60 Minutes account. "For over half a century, 60 Minutes has invited the Democratic and Republican tickets to appear on our broadcast as Americans head to the polls. This year, both the Harris and Trump campaigns agreed to sit down with 60 Minutes. Vice President Harris will speak with correspondent Bill Whitaker. After initially accepting 60 Minutes’ request for an interview with Scott Pelley, former President Trump’s campaign has decided not to participate. Pelley will address this Monday evening."
"Our election special will broadcast the Harris interview on Monday as planned," the statement concluded. "Our original invitation to former President Donald Trump to be interviewed on 60 Minutes stands."
In a response, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung denied that there had ever been a commitment to the interview in the first place.
I don’t think that CBS would have said that the Trump campaign had initially accepted their interview request if they hadn’t done so. I’m much more inclined to believe CBS than Cheung. I’m just sayin’.
Per Cheung, CBS insisted on doing live fact checking during the interview, so Trump balked when he discovered that he’d be checked on his lies and distortions. Chicken, chicken, chicken. Trump might also remember his disastrous 2020 “60 Minutes” interview with Lesley Stahl (if he can remember back that far).
So who is the presidential candidate who’s not doing media interviews again? Anyone?
