Trump’s First Post‑Midterm Interview Set for 60 Minutes Amid GOP Losses
The President will sit down with CBS correspondent Ross Douthat on Sunday, a night that follows a bruising midterm result for the party.
For many voters, the fact that Donald Trump, the President of the United States, is scheduled to appear on CBS News' '60 Minutes' on Sunday night—his first interview after the midterm elections—highlights the administration’s willingness to engage directly with the public.
Critics of the current political establishment will point to the midterm elections, which took place on Tuesday, and the GOP’s devastating loss of both the House and Senate, as reported by The Hill.
Trump blamed Republican candidate quality for the losses, while others noted his approval ratings as a contributing factor, underscoring the internal debates within the party.
Trump is scheduled to sit down with CBS News correspondent Ross Douthat on Friday, and the interview will air on November 8 as Sunday’s edition of '60 Minutes', a detail reported by CNN and confirmed by Variety.
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Original reporting
The Hill
Live updates: Trump sits for post-midterms interview; Congress gears up for lame-duck session
President Trump is set to appear on CBS News’s “60 Minutes” Sunday night, sitting for his first interview following the GOP’s devastating loss of both the House and Senate in Tuesday’s midterms. Post Election Day, the president was quick to blame Republican candidate quality for the sweeping blue wave, though others pointed to Trump’s approval…
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How to Watch Trump’s ’60 Minutes’ Interview Online
President Donald Trump is set to appear on Sunday’s edition of “60 Minutes” for his first in-depth interview since Republicans suffered sweeping losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections. The president is scheduled to sit down with CBS News correspondent Ross Douthat on Friday, with the interview slated to air Nov. 8. According to CNN, CBS News […]
Read the original →The Washington Times
Lawmakers confront midterm upheaval, big to-do list as Congress returns for lame-duck session
Congress returns Monday to grapple with midterm election fallout and decide what, if any, legislation on a long to-do list can pass in the final weeks of the Republican majorities.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Donald Trump is the President of the United States.
- Donald Trump is scheduled to appear on CBS News' '60 Minutes' on Sunday night.
- The interview is Trump's first interview following the midterm elections.
- The midterm elections took place on Tuesday.
- Republicans lost both the House and the Senate in the midterm elections, according to The Hill.
- The Hill reports: 'the GOP’s devastating loss of both the House and Senate in Tuesday’s midterms.'
- Trump blamed Republican candidate quality for the election losses, according to The Hill.
- Others pointed to Trump's approval ratings as a reason for the losses, according to The Hill.
- Ross Douthat is a CBS News correspondent.
- Trump is scheduled to sit down with Ross Douthat on Friday.
- The interview is slated to air on November 8.
- CNN reported information about the interview, according to Variety.
- The interview is set to appear on Sunday's edition of '60 Minutes', according to Variety.
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