Trump slams ‘dishonest' CBS after Zelensky interview
In a Truth Social
post
on Monday, Trump lashed out at the broadcaster after it aired an interview with Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky and a segment revisiting the US president's controversial idea to purchase Greenland.
In the Zelensky interview, the network suggested that Trump had sought to exclude Kiev from peace talks with Russia and that he
'rewrote history, saying, falsely, that Ukraine had started the war and calling… Zelensky 'a dictator without elections.''
The US president's
'dictator'
comment in February was referring to the fact that Zelensky's presidential term expired last year and that he has refused to call a new vote, citing martial law. Trump has since softened his rhetoric about the Ukrainian leader.
The CBS report on Greenland focused on the island's residents' purported reluctance to become part of the US.
'Almost every week, 60 Minutes… mentions the name 'TRUMP' in a derogatory and defamatory way, but this Weekend's 'BROADCAST' tops them all,'
Trump wrote.
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'They did not one, but TWO, major stories on 'TRUMP,' one having to do with Ukraine, which I say is a War that would never have happened if the 2020 Election had not been RIGGED… and, the other story was having to do with Greenland, casting our Country, as led by me, falsely, inaccurately, and fraudulently,'
he added.
'They are not a 'News Show,' but a dishonest Political Operative simply disguised as 'News,' and must be responsible for what they have done, and are doing,'
Trump suggested.
'They should lose their license!'
The US leader stressed that CBS
'should pay a big price'
for being
'out of control,'
recalling his previous stand-off with the network over a heavily edited interview with Kamala Harris, his main Democratic rival prior to the November election.
The controversy over the Harris interview erupted in October when CBS aired two versions of an interview with the then-vice president. In one, she gave a long and convoluted answer about the Middle East conflict, but in the other, she gave a much clearer and more concise answer.
Trump subsequently lodged a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS, calling the interview
'word salad'
and accusing the network of
'deceitful, deceptive manipulation of news'
and favoritism to the Democratic Party. CBS has admitted to editing the interview but rejected allegations that it attempted to doctor it.
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