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Ol Janx Spirit

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12. This whole interview just epitomizes the constant failure of the press to make...
Mon Nov 3, 2025, 09:45 AM
Nov 3

...the Tainted Tangerine Traitor actually answer questions. It is malpractice.

I get that in part it is because they want to cover so many topics and do not have time, but that is an editorial decision on their part. I also get that they know going in that he doesn't actually know the answers to the questions and is going to just endlessly deflect so why not move on, but that just lets the idiot off the hook on questions that every American deserves to know if the President of the U.S. has even the slightest clue about. Failure to expose his lies and ignorance on important questions is one reason we find ourselves here.

Healthcare was a good example:

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: No, no. But the subsidies is part of it. We're supposed to spend trillions of dollars to take care of something that-- that is defective. What I'm saying is, we can make it much less expensive for people and give them much better healthcare. And I'd be--

NORAH O'DONNELL: But where is that plan?

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: --willing to work with the Democrats--

NORAH O'DONNELL: But where is that plan?

Had Norah actually made him answer this question we all know how badly things would have gone. He has no plan and no clue how to "make it much less expensive for people and give them much better healthcare." Nor do Republicans in congress. The perpetually-petulant POS and his lapdogs in congress seem to believe that repealing the ACA is an actual plan that achieves this goal; not just a path back to all of the problems we had in healthcare that led to the imperfect but much-better-than-nothing ACA we ended up with.

But Norah let the mindless rambler off the hook by following up with a question about the damn subsidies and not pressing him on what his actual healthcare plan is.

And the whole thing ended like this:

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: And it's a disaster. The same guy that did his museum, which is a total catastrophe, came up with a bad healthcare plan. And for the sake of one vote, we would have had, you know, it's so sad thinking back--

NORAH O'DONNELL: But how-- I guess the question is-- I hear you.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: If we had the vote, that one vote, we would have great healthcare at a much lower cost, and that's what I want. But I don't want to give $1.5 trillion to prisoners and drug dealers and-- and the people that-- that came into our country from mental institutions. What they allowed to come into our country, and we're getting 'em out, but what they allowed to come into our country, Norah, is horrible. So--

NORAH O'DONNELL: I just--

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: --ready?

NORAH O'DONNELL: Okay.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: We can make it good.

NORAH O'DONNELL: I don't want to get into a back-- too much of a back and forth on this--

That's your damn job NORAH. Do your damn job....

I guess nobody knew that interviewing complete idiots was so complicated....

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sue the bastards rampartd Nov 3 #1
And speaking of interviews jaymac Nov 3 #2
i wish carville will come home and find us an opponent for casidy. rampartd Nov 3 #3
File a billion dollar lawsuit against CBS and see what they'll settle for. sinkingfeeling Nov 3 #4
Didn't Trump just win a huge lawsuit settlement popsdenver Nov 3 #39
CBS' 60 Minutes which was the Gold Standard for Journalism is now 1984's "Ministry of Truth." Botany Nov 3 #5
I was thinking of watching that movie yesterday! kimbutgar Nov 3 #28
During Trump's first installation in the White House popsdenver Nov 3 #38
Good point kimbutgar Nov 3 #40
You can bet popsdenver Nov 4 #47
Just Do It yankee87 Nov 3 #6
CBS is Regime Media. bronxiteforever Nov 3 #7
Michelle Obama was great on ABC. twodogsbarking Nov 3 #8
There is no way to condense his babbling for clarity. TNNurse Nov 3 #9
It's hard to extract clarity from lunacy. CaptainTruth Nov 3 #10
White House knew any clip of him whining/crying/babbling in our hands KS Toronado Nov 3 #11
This whole interview just epitomizes the constant failure of the press to make... Ol Janx Spirit Nov 3 #12
he literally CANNOT answer maxsolomon Nov 3 #19
I think she did her best to get an answer. ificandream Nov 3 #21
Personally, I think she could have done better in a few areas. My real problem with the exchange... Ol Janx Spirit Nov 4 #49
THE MUSINGS OF AN IMBECILE AZ8theist Nov 3 #45
"...and the people that-- that came into our country from mental institutions." LudwigPastorius Nov 3 #22
Did I misunderstand? Zackzzzz Nov 3 #37
Is your skin brown? AZ8theist Nov 3 #46
No, what he sees is an opportunity to lie to the American people about what Democrats want to do... Ol Janx Spirit Nov 4 #48
Don't break a sweat, Chuck Ruby the Liberal Nov 3 #13
R.I.P. CBS Joinfortmill Nov 3 #14
Don't "maybe" or "should" do it. Just sue their asses off. OLDMDDEM Nov 3 #15
Pimping for trump. republianmushroom Nov 3 #16
They have no shame tonekat Nov 3 #42
transcript usonian Nov 3 #17
How many times, I mean how many times to we have to SCREAM bluestarone Nov 3 #18
Use AI to re-create it. Please. Anyone. twodogsbarking Nov 3 #20
Time for lawsuit.................lets say for a complete airing of the segment and 32 million and breaking up turbinetree Nov 3 #23
I don't watch corporate media stollen Nov 3 #24
Wait... isn't editing a "60 Minutes" interview TREASON? n/t TygrBright Nov 3 #25
Maybe people sure sue CBS and demand they release the whole unedited interview kimbutgar Nov 3 #26
They had to cut it, the irony would have broken every TV set in the country. /nt bucolic_frolic Nov 3 #27
He is an ass. Evil piece of crap. He is hated Trueblue1968 Nov 3 #29
Lack of Independence? bmichaelh Nov 3 #30
Just DO IT!!! calimary Nov 3 #31
Spray some more perfume on the steaming turd, CBS Blue Owl Nov 3 #32
Don't just talk about it Schumer, DO IT. RockCreek Nov 3 #33
Didn't CBS agree to run his shit interviews unedited? Hassler Nov 3 #34
TOMORROW!!!! BurnDoubt Nov 3 #35
Here is a great reply to Schumer's tweet: red dog 1 Nov 3 #36
"The Weekend" on MSNBC is discussing tonekat Nov 3 #41
Since CBS now SUCKS mdbl Nov 3 #43
Bye bye CBS. I have no tolerance for hypocrisy. phxjurist Nov 3 #44
Kick ck4829 Thursday #50
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