Trump returns to 60 Minutes for first time after | Political News

Donald Trump is returning to “60 Minutes” this weekend, his first look on the show since he settled a lawsuit this summer time with CBS News over the newsmagazine’s interview with Kamala Harris. Trump was interviewed by CBS’ Norah O’Donnell Friday at Mar-a-Lago for the looks, which can air this Sunday.

The president has an uneasy historical past with tv’s most well-liked newsmagazine. But he has signaled friendlier relations with CBS News after the takeover of its father or mother company this summer time by new Paramount CEO David Ellison, the son of rich supporter Larry Ellison.

CBS News supplied few particulars Friday on how the interview got here together, or whether or not there have been any ground guidelines put in place. O’Donnell, the previous “CBS Evening News” anchor, just isn’t one of the show’s common correspondents.

Trump walked out of a “60 Minutes” interview with correspondent Lesley Stahl shortly before the 2020 election, complaining of bias, and his group launched an unedited transcript of the dialog.

(*60*) invites, he didn’t agree to a “60 Minutes” interview during the 2024 election marketing campaign. But he complained that the newsmagazine’s interview with Harris, his Democratic opponent, was edited deceptively in order to make her look good.

CBS News strongly denied any wrongdoing, but Trump filed a lawsuit against the company. Paramount determined to pay Trump $16 million to settle the case this summer time, shortly before the Federal Communications Commission authorized Paramount’s merger with Ellison’s Skydance Media.

In the wake of the Trump lawsuit, “60 Minutes” govt producer Bill Owens resigned this past spring, saying that it was changing into clear that he might no longer run this system independently.

Since taking over at Paramount, Ellison has despatched indicators of a nearer relationship with Trump. He employed Kenneth Weinstein, the previous head of a conservative suppose tank and a donor to Trump’s 2024 marketing campaign, to serve in a function investigating complaints that the community had shown bias in its reporting.

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Paramount also bought the Free Press web site in October and named its founder, Bari Weiss, as the new editor-in-chief of CBS News. Weiss reportedly had a function in reserving the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and aide Steve Witkoff for a “60 Minutes” interview two weeks in the past, speaking about the peace deal in Gaza.

Flying back from the Middle East on Oct. 12, Trump told reporters that “Larry Ellison is great, and his son David is great. They’re friends of mine. They’re big supporters of mine, and they’ll do the right thing.”