Norah O’Donnell stayed tough and on task in her ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Trump
For the first time in five years, President Donald Trump sat down for an interview with CBS News’ “60 Minutes.”
It was his first appearance since several notable things had happened.
It was the first since Trump sued CBS last year over an interview “60 Minutes” did with then-Vice President Kamala Harris. It was the first since David Ellison’s company took over CBS. And it’s the first since Bari Weiss was named editor-in-chief of CBS News.
So with that as an intriguing backdrop, all eyes were on how the legendary news magazine show and interviewer Norah O’Donnell would handle the interview.
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