‘60 Minutes’ Anchor Corners Trump After He Lashes Out at Her
The Daily Beast • • nation
Key Points:
- During a 60 Minutes interview, Norah O'Donnell confronted President Donald Trump about the manifesto of Cole Thomas Allen, the gunman who targeted the White House Correspondents' Dinner and planned to kill Trump and his administration officials.
- Trump reacted defensively, seemingly identifying himself with the shooter's accusations, vehemently denying claims of rape and pedophilia, and referencing his controversial association with Jeffrey Epstein.
- O'Donnell challenged Trump on his responses, highlighting that the statements were from the gunman's manifesto, which Trump dismissed as coming from a "sick person" and criticized O'Donnell for reading aloud.
- The interview underscored Trump's ongoing struggle to distance himself from the Epstein scandal and related allegations, despite having been found liable for sexual abuse in a separate case and the release of FBI files mentioning accusations against him.
- Both the White House and 60 Minutes had not commented on the interview at the time of reporting.
