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The media has been claiming that Trump abruptly ‘walked out’ of the 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl when he recorded it two days ago, with some even saying he ‘stormed out’:
WH Staffers Reveal to WaPo Why Trump Stormed Out of Lesley Stahl Interview: He Didn't Like Her 'Tone' https://t.co/k7xWs9K9hq
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) October 21, 2020
.@CNN is NOT reporting the truth!
I was in the room.
COVID questions were right off the bat. President @realDonaldTrump continually fact-checked Lesley Stahl, who came unprepared! pic.twitter.com/RBZnO8DoXg
— Kayleigh McEnany (@PressSec) October 21, 2020
But just like Kayleigh said, CNN wasn’t telling the truth. Neither was WaPo, which was the source for Mediaite’s story.
Here’s what really happened:
Trump didn’t walk out or storm out. After 37 minutes, a producer interrupted and said they only had 5 minutes before bringing Mike Pence into the interview. At that point, Trump simply said I think we have enough and nobody objected. Trump wasn’t angry or rude about it. It looked very amicable to me and nothing like how the media portrayed it.
If you haven’t seen the full interview yet, you can watch it here.
Or check out a few clips I found on Twitter:
Trump: "[Joe Biden] is a corrupt politician… and he's in the midst of a scandal."
Stahl: "He's not, he's not. No. Come on…"
Trump: "Of course he is, Lesley, of course he is…
You're like Big Tech, you're protecting him." pic.twitter.com/6TVyWJNaUi
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) October 22, 2020
TRUMP: "What can't be verified?"
STAHL: "The laptop!"
TRUMP: "Why do you say that?"
STAHL: "Because it can't be verified."
TRUMP: "The family, on the laptop — He's gone into hiding for five days."
STAHL: "Well he's preparing for your debate." pic.twitter.com/sfOj8AgyMx
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 22, 2020
President Trump says on 60 Minutes that "they spied on my campaign and they got caught."
Lesley Stahl says "There's no real evidence of that." pic.twitter.com/oLJoXr5apo
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 22, 2020
HOME RUN. “Can you characterize your supporters?”
“Yeah, I think I can: people who love our country.” pic.twitter.com/E9EyCXGAxp
— David Reaboi (@davereaboi) October 22, 2020