Trump cancels TV interview and threatens publication

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US President Trump has an argument with journalist Lesley Stahl. CBS says he broke off the interview, Trump contradicts, calls Stahl fake and accuses her of not wearing a mask.

US President Donald Trump has prematurely canceled a TV interview, according to the broadcaster CBS. Trump then complained via Twitter that the interview with renowned journalist Lesley Stahl was fake and partisan and that he was therefore considering publishing it before the scheduled broadcast on Sunday. Everyone should be able to compare this terrible encroachment on the November 3rd election with interviews conducted with his challenger Joe Biden.

CNN wrote, citing two sources, that Trump sat with Stahl for 45 minutes and suddenly ended the interview. The reason he stated was that she had enough material for the show. Trump's campaign advisor Jason Miller denied a crash and spoke of fake news. "No drama, the interview didn't end abruptly," CBS quoted Miller as saying.

In less than two weeks, on November 3rd, a new US president will be elected. The show 60 Minutes is one of the most successful formats on US television. The interview is slated to be part of a 60-Minutes special this Sunday about Republican Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden. The 78 year old TV journalist Stahl has been working for 60 Minutes since 1991. According to information from CBS, she had the first TV interview with Trump in 2016 after his election victory. In 2018 she interviewed him again.