Elon Musk has set his sights on the journalists of CBS’ “60 Minutes.” Donald Trump’s senior adviser, 53, was seemingly triggered by the CBS Information present after it shared a quote on X from former Republican USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios.
Natsios insisted that Trump saying that USAID “is rife with fraud” was unfaithful. Musk, who has labored diligently to destroy the company, responded by stating “60 Minutes are the largest liars on the planet!”
The Tesla CEO then posted a clip of “60 Minutes” reporter Invoice Whitaker interviewing former Vice President Kamala Harris throughout the 2024 election. Trump insisted it was edited in a dishonest method.
“[CBS] engaged in deliberate deception to intervene with the final election,” Musk asserted in his X publish. He additionally stated “They deserve an extended jail sentence.”
Final 12 months, Trump filed a lawsuit towards the community over that very same interview and demanded billions of {dollars} in damages. In accordance with CNN, Trump claimed that “60 Minutes” edited Harris’ fall interview with a view to “mislead the general public and try to tip the scales” of the presidential election in her favor.
Because of the lawsuit, CBS launched the movies and full transcript of its interview with Harris.
“In reporting the information, journalists recurrently edit interviews — for time, house or readability. In making these edits, 60 Minutes is all the time guided by the reality and what we imagine shall be most informative to the viewing public — all whereas working inside the constraints of broadcast tv,” CBS defined in a assertion.
On Feb. 10, Selection reported {that a} federal choose denied CBS’ movement to dismiss Trump’s lawsuit after Trump amended his lawsuit to request $20 billion in damages as a substitute of $10 billion.
CBS has acknowledged that the lawsuit is “utterly with out advantage,” and that the edits on the “60 Minutes” broadcast that includes Harris have been protected beneath the First Modification.