CBS edited large chunks out of the segment, and it was still bonkers.

Bari Weiss’s 60 Minutes edited its latest interview with Donald Trump to make the octogenarian’s responses appear much more sane than they actually were.

During one exchange between Trump and host Ross Douthat on the topic of Ukraine, the staff at 60 Minutes decided to trim several sections of Trump’s response that included false claims or total fabrications.

  • Optional@lemmy.world
    18·
    15 hours ago

    “There’s still a war going on. What’s the biggest obstacle to peace?” asked Douthat.

    “It was the hatred between [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelenskiy and [Russian President Vladimir] Putin,” Trump said in the version of the program that aired Sunday.

    But much more was left on the cutting room floor, according to an unedited version published Decoding Fox News founder Juliet Jeske. 

    “I believe that we’re very close to making a deal,” Trump said. “And I think it—two things, if I were president, because as you know, well you’re not going to admit it, it was rigged. That’s why I did it a third time. If I was president that war would have never started.”

    During another portion of the interview, 60 Minutes cut Trump’s answer when he attempted to puff himself up as tough on Russia and soft on Ukraine: “Look what I did to them as an example. I gave them the anti-tank busters, right?”

    “I’ve given them, in fact there’s an old statement, that [Barack] Obama gave them sheets, and I gave them anti-tank busters, okay? That’s what I gave them,” Trump said.

    “But now it’s Europe supplying weapons, not us?” asked Douthat.

    “No, it’s us. We’re supplying the weapons, Europe is paying for them,” Trump answered. “Here’s the difference: [Joe] Biden gave them $350 billion worth of cash and weapons. I gave them nothing.”

    • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
      112·
      14 hours ago

      What’s wrong with that part?

      During another portion of the interview, 60 Minutes cut Trump’s answer when he attempted to puff himself up as tough on Russia and soft on Ukraine: “Look what I did to them as an example. I gave them the anti-tank busters, right?”

      https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-admin-approves-sale-anti-tank-weapons-ukraine/story?id=65989898

      The Trump administration first approved the sale of Javelins to Ukraine in December 2017 – a step that former President Barack Obama never took and that Trump allies have pointed to as a sign of Trump’s toughness on Russia.

      • Optional@lemmy.world
        34·
        14 hours ago

        Trump allies have pointed to as a sign of Trump’s toughness on Russia.

        “Here’s the difference: [Joe] Biden gave them $350 billion worth of cash and weapons. I gave them nothing.”

        https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/donald-trump-is-playing-with-fire-the-pentagon-is-now-holding-back-patriot-missiles-ukraine-is-desperate-for-as-leverage/

        He’s fucked Ukraine by withholding arms and money, he’s said russia bombing kindergartens is “fine”, and he wants to ‘end the war’ by giving his daddy Putin everything he wants.

        Trump sold 39 million of javelins eight years ago and is now actively undermining their defense, stopping intel, slowing starlink, allowing civilian deaths and other war crimes to happen every single day. And did they even say Thank You?!?!?

        • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
          126·
          14 hours ago

          As he said:

          “No, it’s us. We’re supplying the weapons, Europe is paying for them,”

          He is tough on Russia and Europe.

          • ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world
            22·
            13 hours ago

            Tough on Russia by removing sanctions? By taking Putin’s side over our own intelligence agency? By constantly saying what a strong leader Putin is?

            • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
              215·
              13 hours ago

              The US have to split China and Russia to be able to contain China. If the US can win Russia over, their war with China and Russia will be less bloody for them because then it’s only China. So they don’t burn all bridges. Also, less weapons to sell to Europe if the war is over.

              • ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world
                8·
                11 hours ago

                So how is he tough on Russia again?

                There’s no eminent conflict with Russia because Putin is pulling the strings with Trump, and even should we get a non-comprimised President and Congress in the near future, Russia is crushed financially and militarily.

                China is a whole other problem, and certainly not one Trump has a grip on or even a strategy for.

          • realworldschlitz@lemmy.world
            3·
            10 hours ago

            “As he said…”

            While referring to Trump of all people in the comments of an article about how they cut out him saying a bunch of lies.

            wtf man?