President Trump has weighed in on the Emmy nomination for the “60 Minutes” interview conducted with then-Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential election.
In a Truth Social post, Trump sharply criticized CBS for its allegedly deceptive editing of the interview and the Emmys for rewarding the show amid the controversy and legal battle surrounding the episode.
“The Election Interfering 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, which aired on CBS just before Election Day and deep into Early Voting, turned out to be much worse than expected, with her answers being unlawfully fixed, manipulated, and doctored throughout by CBS, in order to try and make Kamala appear at least somewhat coherent,” Trump said.
Trump continued by pointing out the issues with the interview, explicitly citing the full transcript released to the Federal Communications Commission. Trump has sued CBS and its parent company for $20 billion over their conduct in the interview, alleging the deceptive editing practices amounted to election interference.
Despite being the subject of a lawsuit brought by Trump for election interference, the interview received an Emmy nomination last week in the Outstanding Edited Interview category.
“The full transcript, which 60 Minutes, CBS, and Paramount tried to hide from the American People, and refused to release until after I was already Inaugurated, and they were ordered to do so by the Federal Communications Commission, shows that the “interview” was nothing but fake, corrupt, anti-Trump propaganda,” Trump said. “On top of that, in a total slap in the face to anyone who believes in TRUTH and Honest Journalism, this Fake News Puff Piece has now been nominated for an award by the totally discredited Emmys.”
Trump called out the Emmys for nominating the program despite the controversy and highlighted how the case illustrates growing distrust among the American people for legacy media institutions.
“Did 60 Minutes and its Corporate Parents apply to get an Emmy for an illegally falsified interview, or did other Fake Outlets nominate them for this dubious ‘honor’?” Trump asked. “These antics are why the American People have no trust in the Press, and demand that the Media, very much including 60 Minutes, CBS, and its owners, be held responsible for their corruption and lies, which is exactly what we are doing in Court!”