Trump slams CBS’s 60 Minutes, demands FCC action over ‘fraudulent’ coverage

Donald Trump has accused CBS's 60 Minutes of defamation, election interference, and dishonest reporting in a Truth Social post. He alleges fraud in connection with the 2024 election, citing segments on Ukraine and Greenland as misrepresenting him. Trump calls for the FCC to impose maximum penalties on CBS, claiming the network tried to illegally elect Kamala Harris.

US President Donald Trump lashed out at CBS’s 60 Minutes on Sunday, accusing the long-running news programme of defamation, election interference, and dishonest reporting. In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump claimed the show was guilty of “fraud” in connection with the 2024 presidential election and said CBS should face severe penalties, including losing its broadcasting license.“Almost every week, 60 Minutes, which is being sued for Billions of Dollars for the fraud they committed in the 2024 Presidential Election with their Interview of Failed Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris, mentions the name ‘TRUMP’ in a derogatory and defamatory way, but this Weekend’s ‘BROADCAST’ tops them all,” Trump wrote.

The president alleged that two recent 60 Minutes segments misrepresented him—one involving the war in Ukraine and another about Greenland. “They did not one, but TWO, major stories on ‘TRUMP,’ one having to do with Ukraine, which I say is a War that would never have happened if the 2020 Election had not been RIGGED… the other story was having to do with Greenland, casting our Country, as led by me, falsely, inaccurately, and fraudulently,” he said.

Trump further claimed that CBS and its parent company Paramount tried “everything possible to illegally elect Kamala,” referring to Vice President Kamala Harris. He added, “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. They should lose their license!”Calling on regulatory action, Trump wrote, “Hopefully, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as headed by its Highly Respected Chairman, Brendan Carr, will impose the maximum fines and punishment, which is substantial, for their unlawful and illegal behavior.”CBS and 60 Minutes have not yet responded to Trump’s claims. His post comes amid an ongoing legal battle in which Trump says he is suing the network over the Harris interview and its election coverage.

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