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Anatomy of a news story: ’60 Minutes’ invites audience into the editing process with Trump interview
CBS News' "60 Minutes" gave its audience a rare opportunity by releasing a full, unedited video and transcript of its interview with President Donald Trump.
Trump was interviewed for over 70 minutes for "60 Minutes" but less than 30 minutes was shown when the show aired.
CBS aired a 28-minute version of the Trump interview on television, and then released a 73-minute extended cut online, which was also shared by the White House’s RapidResponse 47 X account. Neither contained Trump losing his cool over questions about the billionaire he pardoned after a $2 billion crypto deal was struck with the Trump family.
Donald Trump‘s sit down with Norah O’Donnell drew 14 million viewers to 60 Minutes on Sunday, giving the newsmagazine its highest audience in almost five years. The heavily scrutinized interview was Trump’s first appearance on the show since 2020.
The president appeared on the newsmagazine Sunday night, one year after suing the CBS show over the editing of a Kamala Harris interview — and he was well aware that his answers would similarly be trimmed for time.
President Donald Trump, 79, appeared visibly sweaty during an interview on CBS’s 60 Minutes, prompting concern and speculation about his health. The interview, filmed at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort on Friday,
In the wide-ranging interview, President Donald Trump said he preferred former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to Mamdani, the Democratic nominee leading the race.
Speaking during an interview with CBS News on Sunday, Trump indicated he had not heard of the cryptocurrency multi-billionaire Changpeng Zhao, despite pardoning him last month.