‘FAKE AND BIASED’
Trump threatens to release clip of him leaving of 60 Minutes interview to prove maskless Lesley Stahl’s ‘Biden bias’
DONALD Trump has threatened to release a clip of his "fake and biased" 60 Minutes interview with maskless Lesley Stahl where he stormed out before the end.
sat down with Stahl for 45 minutes on Tuesday - but suddenly ended the interview after being infuriated by her tough questioning, according to reports.
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Trump has now threatened to post the White House's own video of the interview before the CBS News program is scheduled to air in Sunday night.
The President hit out on Twitter, saying: “Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes not wearing a mask in the White House after her interview with me. Much more to come.”
Along with his tweet, clip of Stahl speaking with two other unidentified White House officials who were both wearing masks.
He later tweeted: "I am pleased to inform you that, for the sake of accuracy in reporting, I am considering posting my interview with Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes, PRIOR TO AIRTIME!
"This will be done so that everybody can get a glimpse of what a FAKE and BIASED interview is all about.
"Everyone should compare this terrible Electoral Intrusion with the recent interviews of Sleepy Joe Biden!”
backed up the president, saying: “This is moments after she criticized me for not wearing a mask while working at my desk.
"Rules for thee but not for me, Lesley?”
According to The Washington Post, Trump ended the interview early because he was unhappy with Stahl's approach - and was worried it would paint him in a bad light.
The host allegedly asked tough questions about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the size of the crowds at his rallies.
He was also grilled on his remarks about Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and his exchanges with Dr Anthony Fauci - the nation's expert in infectious diseases.
According to the Post, Stahl told Trump during the interview that the Obama administration did not spy on his campaign.
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When Trump first walked in, Stahl supposedly looked at him and said: “Are you ready for a tough interview?”
But after 45 minutes, Trump looked at staff members and said, “I think we’re done, do you guys agree?”
Trump reportedly told his aides that Biden, who was interviewed by the network earlier, had had an "easier" interview.
He also believed the show would be edited to "make him look bad."
A White House staff member told the Post that Trump "overreacted".
The aide said: "The interview was not that bad. She just had a tone he didn’t like.”
and his running mate were also interviewed by the outlet and all four are scheduled to appear in the same program on Sunday.
According to the outlet, Biden and Harris taped their interviews separately – while Trump and Pence were scheduled to appear on camera together like they did four years ago, for a walk and talk session.
However, Trump did not return for the appearance with Pence after unexpectedly ending the interview.
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In 2018, despite Stahl challenging Trump on his views on climate change and Russian election interference – the president managed to sit through and complete the interview.
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During an off-camera conversation with Trump in 2016, Stahl said Trump admitted his attacks on the press were meant to discredit negative stories about him.
“He said, ‘You know why I do it? I do it to discredit you all and demean you all so when you write negative stories about me, no one will believe you.’ He said that,” Stahl said.
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