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zach23456 on October 8th, 2024 at 17:19 UTC »

Trumps storms off in 2020 interview. Harris does full interview in 2024. Trump backs out of interview and debate. But Harris can't handle interviews according to trump.

Ok_Breakfast4482 on October 8th, 2024 at 17:17 UTC »

He backed out because he is a coward who can’t defend his positions with facts or reasoned argument. He prefers softball interviewers who will worship and praise him during the interview.

P_a_s_g_i_t_24 on October 8th, 2024 at 17:17 UTC »

> CBS News’ “60 Minutes” on Monday opened with a detailed account from correspondent Scott Pelley on the lead-up to former President Donald Trump bailing on the show’s customary interview with presidential candidates before the election.

> “It’s been a tradition for more than half a century that the major-party candidates for president sit down with ‘60 Minutes’ in October,” Pelley explained (...)

> But “a week ago, Trump backed out,” Pelley recalled. “The campaign offered shifting explanations. First, it complained that we would fact-check the interview. We fact-check every story.”

> “Later, Trump said he needed an apology for his interview in 2020,” Pelley continued, referencing the “60 Minutes” sit-down with Lesley Stahl where Trump bristled over a line of questioning and ended up walking out. (Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung has claimed the 2024 interview was never “locked in.”)

> “Trump has said his opponent doesn’t do interviews because she can’t handle them. He had previously declined another debate with Harris so tonight may have been the largest audience for the candidates from now until Election Day,” said Pelley.