CBS aired a condensed, 28-minute version of a 73-minute interview for “60 Minutes.”
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CBS aired a 28-minute version of O’Donnell’s interview with Trump Sunday night before later releasing a 73-minute-long extended version online and posting a full transcript of the conversation, prompting backlash from critics of both sides who slammed the network for what it chose to not include in the shortened version that aired on broadcast television.
Among the topics not included in the initial edit were Trump’s comments about his lawsuit against CBS last year, when he sued the network for editing a “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris in a way to make her look good before the 2024 election.
Trump has not commented on the episode since it was released.What Did Trump Say That Was Cut From The Broadcast Show?
Trump, who told O’Donnell she could cut his comment from the interview, said, «’60 Minutes’ was forced to pay me a lot of money. You can’t have fake news. You’ve gotta have legit news.” He then went on to say he sees «good things happening in the news» thanks to the recent acquisition of Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS, by David Ellison’s Skydance Media: “I think it’s the greatest thing that’s happened in a long time to a free and open and good press” (last month Trump called the Ellisons «big supporters of mine”).
