Trump Tells Tony Dokoupil He's The Reason CBS Anchor Has A Job
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The president said Dokoupil wouldn't be making "whatever the hell they're paying you" if Kamala Harris had won the election.
In an awkward exchange, President Donald Trump took credit for new “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil’s promotion at the network during their interview Tuesday.
“A year and a half ago, our country was dead. We had a dead country. You wouldn’t have a job right now,” he told Dokoupil, who’s already facing criticism for his MAGA-friendy coverage. “If [Kamala Harris] got in, you probably wouldn’t have a job right now. Your boss ― he’s an amazing guy ― might be bust.”
Trump was ostensibly referring to David Ellison, the Skydance CEO who now owns CBS after the Trump administration approved his acquisition of Paramount, the network’s parent company. In the lead-up to the controversial approval of the deal, Ellison signaled that under his purview, CBS News would take a rightward shift.
Trump’s comment appeared to confuse Dokoupil, who co-hosted “CBS Mornings” until starting his new gig this month.
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