(From the article) „It was an aside, caught on camera, that said a lot about the uneasy business of conducting journalism today.
Moments after President Trump finished taping [a 13-minute interview](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-dokoupil-donald-trump-interview-transcript/) on Tuesday with the “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil in Michigan, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, approached Mr. Dokoupil and his colleagues to convey a message from the president.
“He said, ‘Make sure you guys don’t cut the tape, make sure the interview is out in full,” Ms. Leavitt said in an even tone, according to a recording of the exchange obtained by The New York Times.
“Yeah, we’re doing it, yeah,” Mr. Dokoupil responded.
Ms. Leavitt replied: “He said, ‘If it’s not out in full, we’ll sue your ass off.’”
Some of the CBS personnel who were there absorbed Ms. Leavitt’s remarks as being in jest, according to a person familiar with their thinking. CBS News aired the full unedited interview that evening, which the network said was its plan all along.
“The moment we booked this interview, we made the independent decision to air it unedited and in its entirety,” CBS News said in a statement on Saturday.
Ms. Leavitt, reached for comment, said: “The American people deserve to watch President Trump’s full interviews, unedited, no cuts. And guess what? The interview ran in full.”“
StrangerFew2424 on
Even becoming Trump’s biatch is not enough… Lmao Fuck Shari Redstone & CBS.
MangoMagna on
Trump’s ego can’t handle criticism apparently
6beerkdawg on
Can we get another season of South Park going?
Unusual-Plantain8104 on
Oh, they don’t actually want that…
The full interviews includes Trump staring into nothing for full minutes, talking about snakes and how they could strike at any time, and how pretty Ivanka is and how everybody was jealous, and how he got millions from the government because he was so smart and how he solved the problems of showers not giving you enough water and did I tell you I was just given a Nobel prize? Look Greenland is the biggest island and it should be called Trump island and…
Cobra-Lalalalalalala on
It’s funny that they think airing Trump unedited will somehow make him look *better*. Any interview that’s not live is edited to some degree; that’s just how TV fucking works.
This shit-for-brains’ biggest claim to fame is a “reality TV” show that had to be heavily edited to make him appear halfway competent. The media extending him that courtesy and editing his speeches and interviews is a huge part of the sanewashing that got us here in the first place.
Ugh-screen-name on
There is a simple solution… stop giving Trump publicity
Stillwater215 on
Please, air an unedited Trump interview.
DarthLysergis on
In full full? Like with all the farts, burps and word salads; please do.
Herlock on
That’s a weird request though ? If someone would want to be edited it’s trump because he will sleep for 5 minutes, talk about flushing toilets then go on a tangent on some random shit while making weird noises..
Matt_Netherlands on
Please show the full interview. Dude will look even more insane than he already does.
disasterbot on
I think everyone should get to know Trump unedited. Release the Epstein files.
letsago9987 on
i remember when trump sued CBS for not airing the whole Harris interview and then they paid him 10 mil lmfao.
Icy_Menu299 on
CBS is the new Fox, fuck that
exqueezemenow on
Is that even a legal argument? How do you show damages?
scratchypaper on
Don’t air it at all. Do us a favor.
jest4fun on
Oh please do show Everything!
Warts, insanity, lies, and all the craziness that is the yam.
dvegar78 on
Poor woman..can’t be easy carrying the devils child
Hankhills4hedvein on
Please. By all means air the raw unedited footage
DreadnoughtDT on
“Okay.” *airs Trump going on a dementia rant and shitting his pants*
“I’d apologize, but this is what you wanted.”
Dry_Werewolf_1597 on
Just stop interviewing him.
CeeDubMo on
Who watches CBS still now that Bari Weiss has turned it political?
TheHumanGnomeProject on
Tin foil hat time: this is because CBS is considering donating to Trump [again] for more favor with the administration. Because of rules against bribery and such, these large sums are best given through lawsuit settlements. So they’ll make a backroom deal, and they’ll put it out there for the public to digest, and if we’re fooled and think he’s really suing them because he’s evil and stupid, they’ll go through with it. The courts need to throw these things out and hit the admin with a SLAP suit penalty.
Kincherk on
The correct response to this is simple: „See you in court.“
ericl666 on
You’d think our founding fathers would have added freedom of speech and press to the Constitution. What an oversight it was to forget to do that.
FreedomBread on
Don’t air it at all.
Don’t care what that old rambling lunatic has to say at all, about anything. He’s psychotic and ignorant.
orcinyadders on
Show the world every unedited interview please.
PLEASE.
JDanzy on
They’re threatening to sue a network that’s been bending over for them since November 2024?
ControlOptional on
Fucking sue and delay, change venues and drag shit out till Trump is gone. That’s what he’d do to CBS! It’s a lost network otherwise!
itdoesntmatter123746 on
It’s on CBS, nobody going to watch their fucking propaganda. Fuck off, Bari 🖕🖕🖕🏽🖕🏾🖕🏿
guice666 on
Do it. Show it with a side-by-side over-the-shoulder view of them two. Straight. Zero cuts. Zero transitions. Just a pure straight on camera roll.
Cool-Signature-dude on
Please do, unedited, show his rambling and incoherence.
No more sound bites that make him sound normal.
mrbeck1 on
Go ahead. See what happens.
VT_Squire on
what an insufferable bitch.
scoobynoodles on
Hahaha!!! The propaganda arm of the administration is getting stiffed. Love to see it.
comander_random on
Air it pop up video style with fact checking
Elamam-konsulentti on
Perfect time for malicious compliance. Release it from the moment he walks through the studio doors to when the doors close behind him. The confused sluggish walking around confused, pauses, rants, It won’t be flattering.
mj16pr on
CBS has done everything to please Dear Leader and he’s still threatening to sue . That’s funny.
xervidae on
actually, PLEASE release the full unedited interview. i wanna watch every awkward second of it.
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CBS is the Igor of mainstream broadcasters. They are going to do whatever the doctor wants
send it in full with pauses for fact checks?
Links to non-paywall articles about this (which is hard, because the New York Times was the first to report this story): [https://au.news.yahoo.com/white-house-threatened-sue-cbs-215301963.html](https://au.news.yahoo.com/white-house-threatened-sue-cbs-215301963.html)
(From the article) „It was an aside, caught on camera, that said a lot about the uneasy business of conducting journalism today.
Moments after President Trump finished taping [a 13-minute interview](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-dokoupil-donald-trump-interview-transcript/) on Tuesday with the “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil in Michigan, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, approached Mr. Dokoupil and his colleagues to convey a message from the president.
“He said, ‘Make sure you guys don’t cut the tape, make sure the interview is out in full,” Ms. Leavitt said in an even tone, according to a recording of the exchange obtained by The New York Times.
“Yeah, we’re doing it, yeah,” Mr. Dokoupil responded.
Ms. Leavitt replied: “He said, ‘If it’s not out in full, we’ll sue your ass off.’”
In 2024, Mr. Trump did sue CBS over the editing of a “60 Minutes” interview — and the network’s corporate parent [paid $16 million](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/business/media/paramount-trump-60-minutes-lawsuit.html) to settle the case, despite many legal experts saying it had little merit.
Some of the CBS personnel who were there absorbed Ms. Leavitt’s remarks as being in jest, according to a person familiar with their thinking. CBS News aired the full unedited interview that evening, which the network said was its plan all along.
“The moment we booked this interview, we made the independent decision to air it unedited and in its entirety,” CBS News said in a statement on Saturday.
Ms. Leavitt, reached for comment, said: “The American people deserve to watch President Trump’s full interviews, unedited, no cuts. And guess what? The interview ran in full.”“
Even becoming Trump’s biatch is not enough… Lmao Fuck Shari Redstone & CBS.
Trump’s ego can’t handle criticism apparently
Can we get another season of South Park going?
Oh, they don’t actually want that…
The full interviews includes Trump staring into nothing for full minutes, talking about snakes and how they could strike at any time, and how pretty Ivanka is and how everybody was jealous, and how he got millions from the government because he was so smart and how he solved the problems of showers not giving you enough water and did I tell you I was just given a Nobel prize? Look Greenland is the biggest island and it should be called Trump island and…
It’s funny that they think airing Trump unedited will somehow make him look *better*. Any interview that’s not live is edited to some degree; that’s just how TV fucking works.
This shit-for-brains’ biggest claim to fame is a “reality TV” show that had to be heavily edited to make him appear halfway competent. The media extending him that courtesy and editing his speeches and interviews is a huge part of the sanewashing that got us here in the first place.
There is a simple solution… stop giving Trump publicity
Please, air an unedited Trump interview.
In full full? Like with all the farts, burps and word salads; please do.
That’s a weird request though ? If someone would want to be edited it’s trump because he will sleep for 5 minutes, talk about flushing toilets then go on a tangent on some random shit while making weird noises..
Please show the full interview. Dude will look even more insane than he already does.
I think everyone should get to know Trump unedited. Release the Epstein files.
i remember when trump sued CBS for not airing the whole Harris interview and then they paid him 10 mil lmfao.
CBS is the new Fox, fuck that
Is that even a legal argument? How do you show damages?
Don’t air it at all. Do us a favor.
Oh please do show Everything!
Warts, insanity, lies, and all the craziness that is the yam.
Poor woman..can’t be easy carrying the devils child
Please. By all means air the raw unedited footage
“Okay.” *airs Trump going on a dementia rant and shitting his pants*
“I’d apologize, but this is what you wanted.”
Just stop interviewing him.
Who watches CBS still now that Bari Weiss has turned it political?
Tin foil hat time: this is because CBS is considering donating to Trump [again] for more favor with the administration. Because of rules against bribery and such, these large sums are best given through lawsuit settlements. So they’ll make a backroom deal, and they’ll put it out there for the public to digest, and if we’re fooled and think he’s really suing them because he’s evil and stupid, they’ll go through with it. The courts need to throw these things out and hit the admin with a SLAP suit penalty.
The correct response to this is simple: „See you in court.“
You’d think our founding fathers would have added freedom of speech and press to the Constitution. What an oversight it was to forget to do that.
Don’t air it at all.
Don’t care what that old rambling lunatic has to say at all, about anything. He’s psychotic and ignorant.
Show the world every unedited interview please.
PLEASE.
They’re threatening to sue a network that’s been bending over for them since November 2024?
Fucking sue and delay, change venues and drag shit out till Trump is gone. That’s what he’d do to CBS! It’s a lost network otherwise!
It’s on CBS, nobody going to watch their fucking propaganda. Fuck off, Bari 🖕🖕🖕🏽🖕🏾🖕🏿
Do it. Show it with a side-by-side over-the-shoulder view of them two. Straight. Zero cuts. Zero transitions. Just a pure straight on camera roll.
Please do, unedited, show his rambling and incoherence.
No more sound bites that make him sound normal.
Go ahead. See what happens.
what an insufferable bitch.
Hahaha!!! The propaganda arm of the administration is getting stiffed. Love to see it.
Air it pop up video style with fact checking
Perfect time for malicious compliance. Release it from the moment he walks through the studio doors to when the doors close behind him. The confused sluggish walking around confused, pauses, rants, It won’t be flattering.
CBS has done everything to please Dear Leader and he’s still threatening to sue . That’s funny.
actually, PLEASE release the full unedited interview. i wanna watch every awkward second of it.