"To O'Donnell's credit, she tried. She grilled Trump on the government shutdown, the economy, immigration, and his going after political enemies. She talked about international matters involving China, Israel, Venezuela, and the war in Ukraine. Her interview style wasn't disrespectful, but it was fair and, more importantly, direct and tough. Before it even started, the show acknowledged the lawsuit. And there was no chit-chat, how-ya-doing small-talk. O'Donnell got down to business and stayed that way throughout."
"That's not to say the interview was completely productive, though that wasn't O'Donnell's fault. Trump blew through many of her questions, cutting her off and talking over her. He avoided directly answering many of them, particularly when she pushed back - on issues such as his health care solutions and rising grocery prices. But O'Donnell also didn't give Trump free room to roam. She interrupted him, as well, mostly to get him back on track to answer her questions."
President Donald Trump sat for his first '60 Minutes' interview in five years at Mar-a-Lago, occurring one year after he filed suit against CBS, which later settled. The appearance was also the first since David Ellison's company took over CBS and Bari Weiss became CBS News editor-in-chief. Norah O'Donnell conducted a direct, no-chit-chat interview, pressing Trump on the government shutdown, the economy, immigration, and international issues. Trump frequently cut her off and avoided direct answers on topics like health care and rising grocery prices. O'Donnell pushed back and interrupted to try to keep him on topic.
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