"60 Minutes" And The Not-So-Free Press

The deranged and corrupt Malignant Fascist spent some time lying and distracting in last night's 60 Minutes interview, but what stuck out the most was the editing job done by CBS News, now under the control of pretentious right-wing writer Bari "Bari Bad News" Weiss.  In a rich irony, the MF famously sued CBS over last year's interview with Vice President Harris, which he claimed was edited to make her look better.  The network is now controlled by David Ellison, the son of Trumpist mega billionaire moneybags Larry Ellison, who brought in Weiss to run CBS News.  From Newsweek:

"60 Minutes has come under scrutiny on social media for airing an edited version of an interview with President Donald Trump.

Trump was interviewed for over 70 minutes for the show by CBS’ Norah O’Donnell at Mar-a-Lago on Friday.

But CBS aired only about 30 minutes of the interview on Sunday, leading the White House and others to call out the network on social media.  [snip]

CBS News posted the edited and full versions of the interview with Trump on its website and on YouTube shortly after the 60 Minutes episode aired on Sunday, as well as a transcript.  [snip]

CNN’s chief media analyst Brian Stelter pointed to comments Trump made in the interview that indicated he was aware it would be edited when it aired.

After one exchange about crime in Washington, D.C., Trump told O’Donnell: 'You don't have to use that one.'

Later, he said: Actually 60 Minutes paid me a lotta money. And you don’t have to put this on, because I don’t wanna embarrass you.'”  (our emphasis)

It looks like CBS News / 60 Minutes has bent the knee once again for the MF, probably with the urging of Weiss. In fact, it appears that the MF knew a fix was in before the interview, and that he'd have influence over what was edited out. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had something to say about the apparent hypocrisy:

Maybe I should file a complaint with the FCC against the Trump White House for editing his unhinged 60 Minutes interview. It will use the exact same language Trump lodged against Vice President Harris.

— Chuck Schumer (@schumer.senate.gov) November 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM

He should, and see how Weiss and the new management at CBS News handles it. 

BONUS: 

 

Trump did on 60 Minutes what he does every time. He spews a blizzard of lies, exaggerations and assorted other falsehoods, and if (as usual) the reporter isn’t equipped or doesn’t bother to push back, he keeps going. Here is a detailed list, via @mehdirhasan.bsky.social zeteo.com/p/factchecki...

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— Bill Grueskin (@bgrueskin.bsky.social) November 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM

 

(photos: The MF and Bari Bad News. 60 Minutes / YouTube / Getty Images)