Trump calls ’60 Minutes’ host Norah O’Donnell ‘terrible’ and ‘no different’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
President Donald Trump doubled down on his attacks after CBS News’ “60 Minutes” host Norah O’Donnell asked about the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attacker’s manifesto.
“He’s terrible,” Trump said.The Hugh Hewitt Show” Monday. “So he interviewed me. An ordinary person who makes a lot of money. It’s just… it’s no different. I could practically get any woman off the street and they would do just as good a job. Nothing special.”
Hewitt accused O’Donnell of rehearsing the question to provoke Trump into withdrawing from the interview. But Trump rejected the idea of withdrawing from the interview as he did in 2020.
TRUMP’S ‘STUPID’ DIG AGAINST CBS CORRESPONDENT IS THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF PERSONAL SLIDES AGAINST WOMEN REPORTERS
President Donald Trump called out “60 Minutes” host Norah O’Donnell during an interview in April. (Getty Images)
“The withdrawal issue seems to be becoming a bigger story,” Trump said.
Trump scolded O’Donnell in interviews last month after she read parts of suspect Cole Allen’s manifesto that touched on concerns about a rapist and a pedophile and asked for her reaction.
“Well, I was waiting for you to read this because I knew you would because you are terrible people,” Trump replied. “Terrible people. Yes, he wrote that. I’m not a rapist. I didn’t rape anyone.”
“You think he’s talking about you?” O’Donnell asked.
TRUMP CRITICS BLAME THE PRESIDENT’S REMARKS AT THE WHCA DINNER GIVEAWAY
President Donald Trump announced that he did not leave the “60 Minutes” interview out of concern that it would become the “bigger story.” (Thoss Katopodis/Getty Images)
“I’m not a pedophile. Did you read this nonsense from a sick person? I was associated with everything… that had nothing to do with me. I’m completely exonerated. Your friends on the other side, say, the ones who were involved with Epstein and other things. But I said to myself, ‘You know, I’m going to do this interview and they’re probably going to…’ I read the manifesto. He’s a sick person. But you should be ashamed of yourself for reading this. Because I’m none of those things,” Trump said.
O’Donnell interrupted, claiming she was quoting the alleged gunman’s words, but Trump continued to call her “disgraceful.”
TRUMP CLAIMS CBS ’60 MINUTES’ TREATED HIM ‘Much WORSE’ WHEN IT WAS THE NEW OWNER
“You shouldn’t be reading this on ’60 Minutes.'” You are an embarrassment. But go ahead. Let’s finish the interview,” Trump said.
In a comment to Fox News Digital, a CBS News spokesperson referenced the organization’s previous statement defending O’Donnell’s questioning.
CBS News defended Norah O’Donnell’s line of questioning of President Donald Trump. (Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo)
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD FOX NEWS APPLICATION
The statement said, “This suspect is accused of attempting to assassinate the President of the United States. Asking questions and seeking the truth are the fundamental principles of journalism. After receiving the manifesto a few hours before the meeting, it was our responsibility to ask the president about the latest evidence and what we learned.”
