“60 Minutes” releases sharp statement refuting “false” Trump

In addition to its regular program offers 60 minutes on Sunday provided something special: a note for the audience.

The famous CBS news magazine was published a statement This clearly refutes Donald Trump's claims that he deliberately edited the October 7 interview with Vice President Kamala Harris to make her appear more favorable.

“This is wrong,” the program said.

“60 Minutes gave Face the Nation an excerpt from our interview that used a longer portion of her answer than 60 Minutes did. Same question. Same answer,” it continued. “But another part of the answer. When we edit interviews, be it with politicians, athletes or movie stars, we make sure to be clear, precise and to the point. The portion of her response on “60 Minutes” was more succinct, which leaves time for other topics in a lengthy 21-minute segment.”

The show reminded its audience that Trump “withdrew from his interview.” When CBS announced that the former president had dropped out just days before the election special aired, a campaign spokesman denied that he had ever been booked and added that the network had requested a “live fact check.”

“Our longstanding invitation to former President Trump remains open,” the statement concluded. “If he wants to talk about the nation’s problems and the Harris interview, we would be happy to have him on 60 Minutes.”

After Harris' interview aired earlier this month, Trump took to Truth Social to attack the show, calling it a “giant fake news scam.” As evidence, he pointed to online chatter that the vice president gave a different answer to a question in a clip that aired Face the nation than what was shown 60 minutes.

“Their REAL ANSWER WAS CRAZY OR STUPID, so they actually REPLACED it with another one to save it or at least make it look better,” he wrote.

The 60 minutes The team did not respond to the former president's allegations at the time.

Trump later demanded that the station lose its broadcasting license because of the interview. Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said Trump's “threats against free speech are serious and should not be ignored.”

“As I said, the First Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy,” she continued. “The FCC does not and will not revoke licenses from broadcast networks simply because a political candidate disagrees with or dislikes content or coverage.”

At the top of the election special it says: 60 minutes Correspondent Scott Pelley told viewers that Trump's campaign offered “changing explanations” for his decision to withdraw.

“At first there was a complaint that we were fact-checking the interview,” Pelley said. “We fact-check every story. “Later, Trump said he needed an apology for his 2020 interview,” as the former president stormily exited his interview 60 minutes Correspondent Leslie Stahl, angry at her questions.