CBS This Morning aired snippets of 60 Minutes’ interviews with the presidential candidates on Thursday, three days before each is set to air.
The interview with President Trump was conducted Tuesday by 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl in the White House.
President Trump cut short his interview with Stahl, walking out after 45 minutes and refusing to do the traditional “walk and talk” portion with the 60 Minutes correspondent. Trump apparently didn’t like where the conversation was going.
He then tweeted about the experience and attacked Stahl for not wearing a mask right after the interview had ended.
Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes not wearing a mask in the White House after her interview with me. Much more to come. pic.twitter.com/0plZG6a4fH
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 20, 2020
Here’s the clip of Stahl asking Trump what he thinks his biggest domestic priority is right now.
Watch more of Lesley Stahl’s interview with President Trump, Sunday. pic.twitter.com/zA5q4pFxeI
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 22, 2020
Seems like a rather innocent back and forth there.
Roughly an hour after CTM aired the snippet, Trump fired back on Twitter, this time instead of threatening to “post” an “unedited” version of the interview, he flatly said he “will soon be giving a first in television history” (meaning, presumably, releasing the full interview) during which he claimed he gave “full, flowing and ‘magnificently brilliant’ answers to their ‘Q’s’”.
I will soon be giving a first in television history full, unedited preview of the vicious attempted “takeout” interview of me by Lesley Stahl of @60Minutes. Watch her constant interruptions & anger. Compare my full, flowing and “magnificently brilliant” answers to their “Q’s”. https://t.co/L3szccGamP
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 22, 2020
CBS This Morning also showed a clip from Norah O’Donnell‘s 60 Minutes interview with Biden, the former vice president, which was conducted Monday at Biden’s home in Wilmington, Del. Biden has taken a few days off the campaign trail to prepare for Thursday’s second and final presidential debate.
The broadcast released the portion of the interview where Biden answers a question about so-called “court-packing,” a proposal to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court.
Watch more of @NorahODonnell‘s interview with Joe Biden, Sunday. pic.twitter.com/wJmb8MatVg
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 22, 2020