Overview
- Norah O’Donnell’s interview with President Trump, taped Friday at Mar-a-Lago, aired Sunday, marking his first 60 Minutes appearance since Paramount’s $16 million settlement over his 2024 lawsuit.
- CBS posted the full transcript and extended video online, reflecting settlement terms requiring release of presidential interview transcripts with limited redactions.
- Trump referenced the payout on air and praised CBS’s new leadership under Skydance owner David Ellison and editor-in-chief Bari Weiss following the Paramount-Skydance merger.
- On policy, Trump defended resuming U.S. nuclear testing and asserted Russia and China are testing weapons, backed aggressive immigration raids as not going far enough, and offered no new plan to resolve the ongoing government shutdown.
- O’Donnell pressed Trump on costs of living, foreign policy and law-enforcement tactics, drawing mixed reactions from commentators and viewers over editing choices and the level of real-time pushback.