Overview
- Tony Dokoupil interviewed President Trump on the floor of a Ford plant in Dearborn, Michigan, with the segment running for roughly the first 14 minutes of the broadcast without commercial breaks or apparent edits.
- Topics included the U.S. economy, protests in Iran, the ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, and Trump’s criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whom the Justice Department is investigating over statements to Congress.
- Nielsen figures show Dokoupil’s first five broadcasts averaged about 4.17 million viewers, down roughly 23% year over year, with the 25–54 demo averaging 533,000.
- CBS cites stronger online traction during the debut week, reporting a 58% increase in total minutes watched on YouTube versus the 2025 weekly average, alongside large social view counts for field reports.
- Weiss’s aggressive hands-on approach remains under scrutiny, with The New York Times reporting last-minute script rewrites tied to a Jan. 5 teleprompter gaffe and CBS confirming a held 60 Minutes segment pending additional reporting.