Trump campaign denies it ever agreed to ’60 Minutes’ interview after CBS News claimed he backed out

The Trump marketing campaign is denying that it had ever formally accepted the invitation for former President Trump to take a seat for a “60 Minutes” interview after CBS Information claimed he had backed out. 

“60 Minutes is scheduled to air a primetime election particular on a Monday version of the published on Oct. 7 at 8 p.m… This 12 months, each the Harris and Trump campaigns agreed to take a seat down with 60 Minutes,” CBS Information mentioned in an announcement launched Tuesday. “Vice President Harris will communicate with correspondent Invoice Whitaker. After initially accepting 60 Minutes’ request for an interview with Scott Pelley, former President Trump’s marketing campaign has determined to not take part. Pelley will tackle this Monday night.”

However in line with Trump marketing campaign spokesman Steven Cheung, that was “pretend information.”

“60 Minutes begged for an interview, even after they have been caught mendacity about Hunter Biden’s laptop computer again in 2020,” Cheung wrote on X. “There have been preliminary discussions, however nothing was ever scheduled or locked in.”

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Former President Trump’s marketing campaign mentioned it by no means accepted the invitation to seem on “60 Minutes” for its election particular after CBS Information claimed he backed out. (AP Photograph/Carlos Osorio)

CBS Information didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.

Cheung was alluding to the testy trade Trump had with veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl, who dismissed the Hunter Biden laptop computer scandal throughout their interview simply days earlier than the 2020 election. 

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On the time, Trump insisted that then-candidate Joe Biden was “within the midst of a scandal.” 

“He isn’t,” Stahl gleefully replied. 

“After all he’s, Lesley,” Trump sternly doubled down. 

“No, c’mon,” Stahl continued to reject the president’s declare, earlier than lecturing him, “That is ’60 Minutes’ and we will not placed on issues that we will not confirm.”

CBS Information ultimately went on and verified the notorious laptop computer in 2022. 

Veteran CBS Information correspondent Lesley Stahl famously mentioned the Hunter Biden laptop computer could not be verified throughout her “60 Minutes” interview with then-President Trump. (Screenshot/CBS Information)

CBS Information said that its election particular will air Monday as deliberate, that includes solely the Harris interview.

“Our authentic invitation to former President Donald Trump to be interviewed on 60 Minutes stands,” CBS Information added. 

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Vice President Kamala Harris might be showing on “60 Minutes” whereas former President Trump didn’t settle for the invitation. (Getty Photos)

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The community’s announcement comes simply hours earlier than it’s set to host the vice-presidential debate between Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. 

The “60 Minutes” particular will mark Harris’ third interview with a nationwide information group following her sit-down final week with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle and the one she did with CNN’s Dana Bash alongside Walz.