US EditionTrump criticizes “60 Minutes” host over on-air reading of suspect’s alleged manifesto
Trump said 60 Minutes should not air the suspect’s writings and called the coverage a disgrace after O'Donnell read excerpts on air.
- On Sunday, April 26, 2026, President Donald Trump rebuked CBS News anchor Norah O'Donnell during a '60 Minutes' interview, calling her 'a disgrace' after she read excerpts from the alleged shooter's manifesto.
- The interview followed Saturday's attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, where 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen breached security and injured a Secret Service agent before authorities apprehended him.
- Trump vehemently rejected claims in the manifesto labeling him 'pedophile, rapist, and traitor,' telling O'Donnell, 'You shouldn't be reading that on 60 Minutes,' and distancing himself from Jeffrey Epstein.
- Following the attack, the White House Correspondents' Association postponed the dinner pending security review, though Trump insisted it must be rescheduled within 30 days and vowed to attend.
- Tensions between the administration and major news outlets remain high, with the incident underscoring complex interplay between media access, public interest, and amplification of extremist rhetoric.
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Trump Slams Norah O’Donnell as ‘Disgrace’ After She Reads Him Alleged Shooter’s Manifesto
Less than a day after a gunman stormed the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Donald Trump resumed his attacks on the press. Trump called CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell “a disgrace” during their “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday recounting his experience during Saturday’s shooting after she read aloud part of the alleged shooter’s manifesto, where he wrote he was “no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands…
In the first interview after the shootings at the White House gala dinner, CBS journalist Norah O'Donnell confronted Trump with the manifesto of the alleged shooter. When she reads from it, the US president becomes loud and insulted by O'Donnell himself. Shortly before his act, the alleged shooter Cole Allen sent his family members a manifesto against the US president. The document only tries of hatred: "I am no longer willing to let a paedophil…
Manifesto Fallout: Trump Slams ’60 Minutes’ After Clash Over Shooting Suspect’s Claims - Tampa Free Press
Tensions flared during a Sunday interview on “60 Minutes” when President Donald Trump and correspondent Norah O’Donnell clashed over the contents of a manifesto written by a man accused of attempting to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. The confrontation followed a violent Saturday night incident where 31-year-old Cole Allen, a teacher from Torrance, […] Manifesto Fallout: Trump Slams ’60 Minutes’ After Clash Over Shootin…
Is Donald Trump a Paedophile? POTUS Blasts 'Horrible' Journalist in 60 Minutes Clash Over Shooter's Manifesto
Donald Trump angrily denied being 'a paedophile' in a tense 60 Minutes interview in Washington on Sunday, confronting CBS anchor Norah O'Donnell after she read from the alleged shooter's manifesto following the White House Correspondents' Dinner attack. The clash came after a chaotic night at the Washington Hilton, where Trump, the first lady and senior administration officials were bundled away by Secret Service when gunfire broke out outside t…
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