Donald Trump Backs out of 60 Minutes Interview
Former President Donald Trump has backed out of a scheduled interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes for its upcoming prime-time election special. Initially, both Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris were invited for separate interviews in the lead-up to the 2024 election. Trump had agreed to participate but later withdrew, sparking criticism from various quarters.
CBS issued a statement expressing disappointment but confirmed that Harris’s interview would proceed as planned. The Trump campaign responded by claiming that no formal interview was confirmed and that CBS had insisted on live fact-checking, which they described as unprecedented. Trump’s decision to pull out mirrors a similar incident in 2020 when he abruptly ended an interview with 60 Minutes after clashing with the interviewer over tough questions.
