President Trump tees off on '60 Minutes' again, threatens CBS broadcast licenses

The CBS newsmagazine “60 Minutes” is not going casual connected President Trump and the commander-in-chief is noticing.

Trump went aft the programme Sunday successful a societal media station aft seeing 2 captious stories regarding his handling of the Russia-Ukraine warfare and his connection to annex Greenland.

“Almost each week, 60 Minutes, which is being sued for Billions of Dollars for the fraud they committed successful the 2024 Presidential Election with their Interview of Failed Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris, mentions the sanction ‘TRUMP’ successful a derogatory and defamatory way, but this Weekend’s ‘BROADCAST’ tops them all,” Trump wrote.

Trump sued CBS for $20 billion, claiming the edits of a “60 Minutes” interrogation with then-Vice President Harris that aired successful October amounted to predetermination interference.

The president and different conservatives chided CBS aft it was revealed that “60 Minutes” producers had edited Harris’ jumbled effect to a question astir the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war.

But 1st Amendment experts person called the lawsuit frivolous. Journalism organizations commonly edit interviews for brevity and clarity. Nevertheless, Trump has demanded “a lot” of wealth to settee the case. FCC Chair Brendan Carr has besides launched an probe of CBS News astir the program.

“They are not a “News Show,” but a dishonest Political Operative simply disguised arsenic “News,” and indispensable beryllium liable for what they person done, and are doing,” Trump said successful his post. “They should suffer their license!”

CBS did not person an contiguous remark connected Trump’s post.

The ineligible quality has go an impediment to Paramount Global’s quality to adjacent an $8-billion merger woody with Skydance Media.

While executives astatine Paramount person discussed settling the president’s lawsuit, enactment astatine CBS News has been staunchly opposed to immoderate capitulation, fearing it volition harm the estimation of “60 Minutes” and weaken journalism institutions overall.

“60 Minutes” has not backed down since Trump has taken purpose astatine the program, which has continued to screen his administration’s policies aggressively.

On Sunday, the programme featured analogous Scott Pelley’s interrogation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky successful Kryvyi Rih, his hometown, wherever past week 9 children were killed connected a playground successful a rocket attack. They discussed U.S. enactment for Ukraine, the authorities of the warfare and Zelensky’s clash with the Trump medication successful the Oval Office.

Zelensky said helium has “100%” hatred for Russian President Vladimir Putin for the penetration of Ukraine. He besides invited Trump to his sojourn Ukraine to survey the harm to his country.