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“Almost every week, 60 Minutes ... mentions the name ‘TRUMP’ in
a derogatory and defamatory way, but this Weekend's ‘BROADCAST’
tops them all,” the president said on his Truth Social platform.
He called on Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan
Carr to impose maximum fines and punishment “for their unlawful
and illegal behavior.”
The network had no immediate comment.
Trump has an ongoing $20 billion lawsuit against “60 Minutes”
for how it edited an interview with Democratic presidential
candidate Kamala Harris last fall. The president claims it was
edited in a way to make Harris look good, something the newscast
denies. But there are ongoing reports that Trump's lawyers and
CBS' parent company are involved in settlement talks.
Carr and the FCC have launched a parallel investigation of CBS
News about the same case, one of several that it has undergone
that also involve ABC News, NBC, PBS, NPR and the Walt Disney
Co.
Despite the legal battle, “60 Minutes” has been unstinting in
its coverage of Trump's administration since he took office for
a second term, particularly correspondent Scott Pelley. He
traveled to Ukraine to conduct an interview with that country's
president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the site of a Russian attack
where nine children were killed earlier this month.
In the interview broadcast on Sunday, Zelenskyy said he has
“100%” hatred for Russian President Vladimir Putin for the
invasion of Ukraine, and invited Trump to his visit his country
to see what has been done.
Also Sunday, correspondent Jon Wertheim reported from Greenland
on what some people in that nation are saying about Trump's
desire to take control.
In his social media message, Trump said “60 Minutes” was no
longer a news show but “a dishonest Political Operative simply
disguised as ‘News,’ and must be responsible for what they have
done, and are doing."
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