The Daily Populous Monday April 14th, 2025 evening edition
Authored by huffpost.com and submitted by kweathergirl

President Donald Trump on Sunday called for “maximum fines and punishment” against CBS and its corporate parent, Paramount, over Sunday night’s “60 Minutes” broadcast.

In two separate posts on his Truth Social website, Trump complained about the show’s interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris last year ― which he is suing the company over ― and railed against Sunday night’s reports on Greenland and the war in Ukraine.

“They are not a ‘News Show,’ but a dishonest Political Operative simply disguised as ‘News,’ and must be responsible for what they have done, and are doing,” the president wrote. “They should lose their license!”

He urged FCC Chair Brendan Carr, who was named to the position by Trump, to deliver “substantial” penalties to the network for what he called “unlawful and illegal behavior.”

“CBS is out of control, at levels never seen before, and they should pay a big price for this,” he wrote.

The Ukraine segment featured an interview with the nation’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, by correspondent Scott Pelley. Pelley noted that Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine “immediately” and before even taking office, which did not happen.

Pelley asked Zelenskyy about Trump’s false claim that Ukraine started the war, and that Zelenskyy is a “dictator.”

“I believe, sadly, Russian narratives are prevailing in the U.S.,” Zelenskyy said.

The other segment that triggered Trump involved Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory that the president insisted should become part of the United States.

But on “60 Minutes,” Greenlanders gave Trump a pretty frosty reception.

Aqqaluk Lynge, an Inuit elder statesman, said Trump’s joint address before Congress, saying the U.S. would get Greenland “one way or the other,” was “ugly.”

“We all noticed that in Greenland,” Lynge said. “All of us.”

The president’s full posts are below:

Donald Trump on Truth Social Donald Trump

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smithpd1 on April 14th, 2025 at 06:20 UTC »

Ha ha ha! I just watched the 60 Minutes stories about Ukraine and Greenland. They were absolutely true and reflected accurately the positions of the people of Ukraine and Greenland. Well done, 60 minutes! Don't bow to the dictator!

Donald can't handle the truth. His entire modus operandi is based on his lies and his sycophants regurgitating his lies. Reality bites, eh Donald?

brain_overclocked on April 14th, 2025 at 05:42 UTC »

So, what got Trump riled about 60 Minutes this time? See for yourself:

4/13/2025: Zelenskyy; Greenland; Banana Ball

> First, Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview. Then, a report from Greenland: where residents say they're not for sale, but they are open for business. And, a look inside the world of Banana Ball.

President Zelenskyy invites President Trump to Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's full 2025 60 Minutes interview in Ukrainian

Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview

The challenge of mining Greenland's natural resources

Inside Greenland: residents say they're not for sale, but they are open for business

mahamoti on April 14th, 2025 at 05:37 UTC »

What a weak whiny little bitch.