Overview
- President Trump said ICE raids "haven’t gone far enough," justified aggressive tactics as necessary to "get the people out," and blamed "liberal judges" appointed by Biden and Obama for limiting enforcement.
- CBS aired about 28 minutes of the interview on television, then released a 73-minute extended video and a full transcript online showing portions left out of the broadcast.
- Material cut from the TV segment included Trump’s remarks about a $16 million settlement over his prior lawsuit against Paramount/CBS, claims the 2020 election was rigged, and a back-and-forth about crime in Washington, D.C., according to transcripts.
- The appearance was Trump’s first on 60 Minutes since his lawsuit over the 2024 Kamala Harris interview, which Paramount settled this year as Skydance leadership took over and Bari Weiss became CBS News editor in chief.
- Criticism of the heavy editing came from commentators and elected officials, and an FCC commissioner’s spokesperson said the choices could meet the agency’s news-distortion standard and warrant investigation, a matter that remains developing.