President Donald Trump opened with a simple request to 60 Minutes: “Just be fair.” Leslie Stahl and CBS editors weren’t willing to comply, setting off a string of events that should alert media outlets their subjects won’t stand for dishonest framing anymore.
CBS breathlessly reported that Trump cut his interview short after Stahl asked a “tough” question about his domestic priorities. The accompanying video shows Stahl belittling Trump’s assertion that his administration created the “greatest economy in American history.” Reporter Nikole Killion bragged that 60 Minutes “has a history of asking tough questions of presidential candidates.”
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