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Join Telegram ChannelThe Trump campaign denies ever formally accepting former President Trump's invitation to participate in a “60 Minutes” interview after CBS News claimed he withdrew.
“60 Minutes is scheduled to air a prime-time election special in a Monday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m. edition…This year, the Harris and Trump campaigns have agreed to sit down with 60 Minutes,” CBS News said in a press release. published Tuesday. “Vice President Harris will speak with correspondent Bill Whitaker. After initially accepting 60 Minutes' request for an interview with Scott Pelley, former President Trump's campaign decided not to participate. Pelley will express this Monday evening.”
But according to Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung, it was “fake news.”
“60 Minutes requested an interview, even after he was caught lying about Hunter Biden's laptop in 2020,” Cheung wrote on has never been programmed or locked.”
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Former President Trump's campaign said it never accepted an invitation to appear on “60 Minutes” for its election special after CBS News claimed he withdrew. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
CBS News did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Cheung was referring to the difficult exchange Trump had with veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl, who dismissed the Hunter Biden laptop scandal during their interview just days before the 2020 election.
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At the time, Trump insisted that then-candidate Joe Biden was “in the middle of a scandal.”
“It’s not,” Stahl replied cheerfully.
“Of course he is, Lesley,” Trump said sternly.
“No, come on,” Stahl continued to dismiss the president's claims, before lecturing him: “It's '60 Minutes' and we can't put things on that we can't verify.”
CBS News eventually went ahead and checked the famous laptop in 2022.
Lesley Stahl, a veteran CBS News correspondent, said Hunter Biden's laptop could not be verified during his “60 Minutes” interview with then-President Trump. (Screenshot/CBS News)
CBS News said its election special would air Monday as planned, featuring only the Harris interview.
“Our initial invitation extended to former President Donald Trump to be interviewed on the 60 Minutes booth,” CBS News added.
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Vice President Kamala Harris will appear on “60 Minutes” after former President Trump did not accept the invitation. (Getty Images)
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The network's announcement comes just hours before the vice presidential debate between Senator JD Vance, Republican of Ohio, and Democratic Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz.
The “60 Minutes” special will mark Harris' third interview with a national news organization following her meeting last week with MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle and one she did with CNN's Dana Bash alongside Walz.