Trump ends interview with Leslie Stahl: "You'll have to watch what we do to 60 Minutes"

President Trump abruptly ended an interview with CBS News' "60 Minutes" with Leslie Stahl on Tuesday. The setting was the White House and it took only 45 minutes before he ended the interview and told them that they had enough material to use. He did not return for an appearance to tape with VP Mike Pence.

Shortly after the news broke, Donald Trump said he may release the CBS interview ahead of its airtime on Sunday, saying it would show bias by the reporter, Lesley Stahl and added that "everyone should compare this terrible Electoral Intrusion with the recent interviews of Sleepy Joe Biden!"

In an earlier tweet, Trump criticized Stahl for not wearing a face mask after their interview, and implied that the conversation was "contentious." 

Now that's a perfect troll.

Bloomberg quoted someone familiar with the matter who said that Stahl went over a time limit for the interview that was previously agreed to with the White House. This angered Trump who refused to record a “walk-and-talk” segment with Stahl.

In 2018, Trump and Stahl had a contentious interview on a wide range of topics in which the President mentioned the dishonesty of the media when 

During that interview Stahl tried to change the subject after Trump made a comment about media dishonesty. Trump wanted to make the point about how the media criticized his administration over the child separation policy that began with the Obama administration but had been blamed on Trump by the media. However, Stahl didn't want to go there.

"I’m gonna change the subject again,” she said.

"Well, no, even the way you asked me a question, like, about separation,” Trump insisted. "When I say Obama did it, you don’t wanna talk about it."

After Stahl told the president they would run his answer, Trump continued: “When I say I did it, let’s make a big deal of it.”

Lesley Stahl: I’m gonna run your answer, but you did it four times, so.

President Trump: I’m just telling you that you treated me much differently on the subject.

Lesley Stahl: I disagree, but I don’t wanna have that fight with you.

President Trump: Hey, it’s okay–

Lesley Stahl: All right, I’ll get in another fight with you–

At which point the president ended the discussion: “Lesley, it’s okay. In the meantime, I’m president and you’re not.”

Hinting at what's coming next, during a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania late on Tuesday, Trump told the crowd "You'll have to watch what we do to 60 Minutes."

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