Trump calls CBS host Norah O’Donnell a shame throughout 60 Minutes interview

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President Donald Trump berated CBS Information correspondent Norah O'Donnell and "60 Minutes" Sunday evening after studying from the White Home Correspondents' Dinner taking pictures suspect's alleged manifesto.

Trump sat down for an interview after authorities identified the suspect as 31-year-old Cole Allen, of Torrance, Calif., including that he ready a manifesto outlining his intent and shared anti-Trump and anti-Christian rhetoric on social media.

O'Donnell learn alleged parts of the doc that alluded to considerations over a rapist and a pedophile and requested for Trump's response.

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President Trump made an announcement after the cancellation of the annual White Home Correspondents Affiliation Dinner after a attainable taking pictures. (Nathan Howard/Getty Photographs)

"Properly, I used to be ready so that you can learn that as a result of I knew you'll since you're horrible individuals," Trump answered. "Horrible individuals. Yeah, he did write that. I am not a rapist. I did not rape anyone."

"Do you assume he was referring to you?" O'Donnell requested.

"I am not a pedophile. You learn that crap from some sick particular person? I obtained related to all...stuff that has nothing to do with me. I used to be completely exonerated. Your mates on the opposite aspect of the plate are those that had been concerned with, as an instance, Epstein or different issues. However I stated to myself, 'You realize, I will do that interview they usually'll in all probability...' I learn the manifesto. You realize, he is a sick particular person. However you ought to be ashamed of your self studying that as a result of I am not any of these issues," Trump stated.

O'Donnell interrupted to argue that she was quoting the alleged gunman's phrases, however Trump continued to name her "disgraceful."

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President Donald Trump criticized "60 Minutes" throughout his interview following the White Home Correspondents' Dinner. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Photographs)

"You should not be studying that on '60 Minutes.' You are a shame. However go forward. Let's end the interview," Trump stated.

Throughout the interview, Trump was additionally noncommittal about whether or not he believes the taking pictures will change his relationship with mainstream media.

"Look, for no matter cause, we disagree on a number of topics. We discuss crime. I am very sturdy on crime. It looks like the press is not. It is not a lot the press. It is the press plus the Democrats as a result of they're virtually one and the identical. It is the craziest factor," Trump stated.

Fox News Digital reached out to the White Home for remark.

TRUMP PRAISED FOR 'STRENGTH' IN MOMENTS AFTER SHOTS RANG OUT AS EYEWITNESS DESCRIBES 'TERRIBLE' SCENE

President Donald Trump beforehand appeared on "60 Minutes" in Nov. 2025. (Getty Photographs)

Trump final appeared on "60 Minutes" in Nov. 2025. Throughout an prolonged model of the interview, Trump taunted "60 Minutes" after CBS Information and its father or mother firm Paramount paid the president a $16 million settlement. Trump beforehand sued the information group for allegedly modifying an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.

"And truly '60 Minutes' paid me some huge cash. And also you don’t must put this on as a result of I don’t need to embarrass you, and I’m positive you’re not," he stated, earlier than pointing to Bari Weiss, the brand new editor-in-chief of CBS Information, taking on. "I believe you may have a terrific new chief, frankly, as a result of the younger lady that’s main your complete enterprise is a superb, from what I do know, I don’t know her, however I hear she’s a terrific particular person."

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"However ‘60 Minutes’ was compelled to pay me some huge cash as a result of they took [Harris'] reply out that was so unhealthy," he continued.

That interview was his first time showing on the present since Oct. 2020 throughout his first presidential time period.

Fox Information' Hanna Panreck contributed to this report.

Lindsay Kornick is an affiliate editor for Fox Information Digital. Story ideas could be despatched to lindsay.kornick@fox.com and on Twitter: @lmkornick.