Overview
- Pressed by Norah O’Donnell about viral videos showing tear gas, smashed car windows and a mother tackled, President Trump said he was okay with the tactics because “you have to get the people out.”
- Trump argued enforcement has been constrained by “liberal judges” appointed by Joe Biden and Barack Obama, repeating that the raids “haven’t gone far enough.”
- CBS aired an edited broadcast of about 28 minutes, then released a 73‑minute version and the full transcript; cuts included his boast that “60 Minutes paid me a lot of money,” 2020 election claims, and a D.C. crime exchange, prompting criticism and calls for review from an FCC commissioner’s office.
- The sit‑down was Trump’s first with 60 Minutes since his lawsuit over a Kamala Harris segment; Paramount settled in July for $16 million as leadership shifted under Skydance with Bari Weiss installed as CBS News editor‑in‑chief.
- The wide‑ranging interview also covered China and Taiwan, Venezuela, the ongoing government shutdown and National Guard deployments, with Trump declining to detail potential Taiwan responses and reiterating a policy of removing people who entered the U.S. illegally.