Trump's own words hurled back at him as he's threatened over 'unhinged' interview
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took a jab at President Donald Trump early Monday morning over what he called the president’s “unhinged” interview with CBS News’ “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday, issuing a threat similar to one the president had made last year to file a complaint against the network.
“Maybe I should file a complaint with the FCC against the Trump White House for editing his unhinged 60 Minutes interview,” Schumer wrote in a social media post on X early Monday morning.
Last year, Trump launched a lawsuit against CBS News after alleging that the network had deceptively edited its interview with then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris, seeking $20 billion in damages for the “mental anguish” the interview caused him. CBS News ultimately agreed to pay Trump $16 million to settle the case.
On Sunday, CBS News aired a new interview with Trump, which Schumer alleges may have also been edited, and to such an extent that may warrant legal action against the network. And the language of the complaint, Schumer suggested, would mimic the president’s own complaint from last year.
“It will use the exact same language Trump lodged against Vice President Harris,” Schumer wrote.