Here Are The Major Takeaways — And 1 Thing You Didn't See — From Trump's '60 Minutes' Interview
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The president's rambling appearance on the CBS News program was mostly standard Trump fare. Except when it wasn't.
On its face, President Donald Trump’s “60 Minutes” appearance on Sunday was pretty standard Trump fare: The president lied repeatedly about the state of the country under his leadership, gloated in the face of his perceived enemies (including the journalist interviewing him, CBS News correspondent Norah O’Donnell), and delivered rambling, hollow responses to a growing list of serious questions facing his administration.
But as it often happens when Trump speaks, there were nuggets of newsworthiness hidden within this word salad. Here are some key takeaways and storylines from the interview, which you can watch in full here.
Trump gloated over the lawsuit settlement that forced CBS — parent company of “60 Minutes” — to hand him $16 million. CBS didn’t broadcast this part of the interview.He remains resolute in his support for ICE and the brutal raid tactics his federal agents have deployed on immigrants and American citizens alike over the past few months. In fact, Trump said, ICE raids “haven’t gone far enough.”The cryptocurrency exchange founder convicted over money laundering whom Trump pardoned less than two weeks ago? “I don’t know who he is.”As for the biggest elephant in the room — the ongoing government shutdown — the president didn’t offer any new ideas or solutions. He blames the Democrats.The interview featured a deluge of lies and half-truths coming from the president on a variety of topics, including inflation, immigrant crime and Trump’s role in international conflict. It’s hard to list them all here — but Zeteo compiled quite a list.
The White House issued talking points on the interview Monday, which repeated many of the president’s dubious claims. The release describes Trump as a “powerhouse” who used the “60 Minutes” appearance to “showcase record stock market gains, global peace breakthroughs, and his unwavering commitment to law and order.”
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