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highplainsdem

(55,527 posts)
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 11:29 PM Apr 13

Donald Trump Again Lashes Out At CBS And '60 Minutes' And Urges FCC Chair To "Impose The Maximum Fines And Punishment"

Source: Deadline

Donald Trump again lashed out at 60 Minutes, this time angry over two segments the newsmagazine ran on Ukraine and Greenland.

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In a post on Truth Social, Trump called on the network to lose their license and for his FCC chairman, Brendan Carr, to “impose the maximum fines and punishment, which is substantial, for their unlawful and illegal behavior.”

The two 60 Minutes segments were pretty standard for the newsmagazine. One featured an interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In the segment, Scott Pelley noted that Trump “rewrote history, saying, falsely, that Ukraine had started the war,” before running a clip in which the president referred to Zelensky as a “dictator.”

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In the segment on Greenland, Jon Wertheim spoke to residents who talked of their opposition to the U.S. annexing the country. “Greenland is for Greenlanders, not for anybody else,” said its prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

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Read more: https://deadline.com/2025/04/trump-60-minutes-cbs-1236367575/



Ron Filipkowski posted a screenshot of Trump's rant on both Bluesky and Twitter:

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Donald Trump Again Lashes Out At CBS And '60 Minutes' And Urges FCC Chair To "Impose The Maximum Fines And Punishment" (Original Post) highplainsdem Apr 13 OP
Geezzz..all that and not a word about a governor's family surviving a bomb at their residence Deuxcents Apr 13 #1
The screechings of an insane dictator. hadEnuf Apr 13 #2
My DVR is still set for 60 Minutes djacq Apr 13 #3
Now we know what those law firms will be doing Fichefinder Apr 13 #4
Hooray 60 Minutes! Someone Has to Get Some Actual News Out! The Roux Comes First Apr 13 #5
Nothing CBS has done is illegal or unethical and Trump is acting like a asshole at demanding this as President. cstanleytech Apr 14 #6
Not "acting like an asshole..." pandr32 Apr 14 #15
He's acting like a fascist Martin Eden Apr 14 #22
Can't stand the truth! PortTack Apr 14 #31
He's a thin-skinned toadstool. N/T tonekat Apr 14 #40
So truth is now illegal. sinkingfeeling Apr 14 #7
60 Minutes has run a truthful piece on Trumps excesses each week jgmiller Apr 14 #8
I'll be so glad when he can no longer make noise. rickyhall Apr 14 #9
Textbook fascism in action. live love laugh Apr 14 #10
How long are we gonna have to suffer these rants? calimary Apr 14 #11
Poor baby... AntiFascist Apr 14 #12
Well, thanks, donnie! rubbersole Apr 14 #13
Wasn't there just some news about "Frivolous Lawsuits"??????????????? BurnDoubt Apr 14 #14
Toddler nt LittleGirl Apr 14 #16
When I hear his miserable voice my brain screams BidenRocks Apr 14 #17
Has Trump ever grown up bmichaelh Apr 14 #18
Guilty of disloyalty to Putin. JohnnyRingo Apr 14 #19
Hey Bill Maher, do you think this is something a "nice guy" who "listens" would say? SunSeeker Apr 14 #20
+1000. (nt) Paladin Apr 14 #24
I guess Bill is worried about being sued, so Bill kneels. dem4decades Apr 14 #26
"...if the 2020 election had not been RIGGED" IcyPeas Apr 14 #21
So who really wrote that? Trump couldn't. nt leftyladyfrommo Apr 14 #23
My guess would be Stephen Miller. boonecreek Apr 14 #30
That was my first thought too. skypilot Apr 14 #32
Like to see CBS / Paramount sue Trump for slander and defamation. Fla Dem Apr 14 #25
The craziest of the crazies...he needs to go away. MiHale Apr 14 #27
Somebody change his diaper C_U_L8R Apr 14 #28
I am pretty sure CBS wins 9 to 0 Johonny Apr 14 #29
Then what? Cirsium Apr 14 #38
Following the authoritarian playbook to the letter. Martin68 Apr 14 #33
This is why he's intimidated those spineless law firms wolfie001 Apr 14 #34
Hillbilly needed! Mopar151 Apr 14 #35
lol wolfie001 Apr 14 #37
They're picking on me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 14 #36
Hey trump, joshdawg Apr 14 #39

Deuxcents

(21,900 posts)
1. Geezzz..all that and not a word about a governor's family surviving a bomb at their residence
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 11:43 PM
Apr 13

Just whining and bellyaching about coverage he doesn’t like. It’s getting old

hadEnuf

(3,125 posts)
2. The screechings of an insane dictator.
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 11:44 PM
Apr 13

Reporting stories where Trump is not glorified is now criminal?

He's gonzo.

Either the GOP does something about this monsterous asshole they have unleashed or something will be done about the GOP.

djacq

(1,716 posts)
3. My DVR is still set for 60 Minutes
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 11:48 PM
Apr 13

If CBS is getting under the Orange Idiot's skin, they're doing something right.

The Roux Comes First

(1,673 posts)
5. Hooray 60 Minutes! Someone Has to Get Some Actual News Out!
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 11:54 PM
Apr 13

Most of the media seem to be tripping over themselves for fear of offending the little boys with the tantrums.

cstanleytech

(27,548 posts)
6. Nothing CBS has done is illegal or unethical and Trump is acting like a asshole at demanding this as President.
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 12:32 AM
Apr 14

pandr32

(12,872 posts)
15. Not "acting like an asshole..."
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 01:59 AM
Apr 14

He is an asshole through and through. There is no room left in his being for anything else--all asshole.

Martin Eden

(14,175 posts)
22. He's acting like a fascist
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 06:22 AM
Apr 14

When dissent is not only declared illegal but severely punished, we have fascism.

It remains to be seen whether the punishment The Felon calls for will stand up in court, but CBS will be burdened with legal fees and might self-censor going forward. Others may as well, not wanting to incur the wrath of this fascist administration.

jgmiller

(542 posts)
8. 60 Minutes has run a truthful piece on Trumps excesses each week
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 12:43 AM
Apr 14

since the inauguration. I'm guessing since they didn't roll over on his $20B lawsuit they actually have some lawyers who still believe in the constitution and free speech. Lets hope they continue and they put this in their evidence pile.

calimary

(85,966 posts)
11. How long are we gonna have to suffer these rants?
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 01:18 AM
Apr 14

SO tired of it. Tired of HIM!

ALWAYS yowling about grievances old, new, and all imagined. Tired of that, AND him too!

WAY, WAY, WAY sick AND tired of him!!!

rubbersole

(9,711 posts)
13. Well, thanks, donnie!
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 01:25 AM
Apr 14

Bring more attention to these serious issues that people who actually listen to you wouldn't even know about otherwise.

BurnDoubt

(260 posts)
14. Wasn't there just some news about "Frivolous Lawsuits"???????????????
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 01:34 AM
Apr 14

This sure fits the bill. This is the guy who "awarded" Rush Limbaugh the "Medal Of Freedom" for his venomous career as a character assassin????? The Supreme Court Needs To Reaffirm The First Amendment. Failure to do so is a Crime against The Republic.

bmichaelh

(782 posts)
18. Has Trump ever grown up
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 02:11 AM
Apr 14

Some psychologists and philosophers theorized on the different stages of personality development.

It appears that Trump focused on earlier stage: pursuit of immediate gratification and enjoyment.

JohnnyRingo

(19,853 posts)
19. Guilty of disloyalty to Putin.
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 02:22 AM
Apr 14

Zelensky nailed when he called out Russian influence.
That must be one nasty Pee tape.

dem4decades

(12,677 posts)
26. I guess Bill is worried about being sued, so Bill kneels.
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 09:08 AM
Apr 14

And fuck Maher anyways, can't stand him.

boonecreek

(858 posts)
30. My guess would be Stephen Miller.
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 09:32 AM
Apr 14

Listens to Trump's ravings and translates them to a (somewhat) coherent form.

skypilot

(8,998 posts)
32. That was my first thought too.
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 11:16 AM
Apr 14

Not enough ALL CAPS crap and way too coherent for how insane it all is. Someone on his staff has ALMOST learned to mimic his nonsense.

Cirsium

(2,359 posts)
38. Then what?
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 07:29 PM
Apr 14

He ignores the court. I think we are far past the point of hoping that the judicial system reins him in.

wolfie001

(4,705 posts)
34. This is why he's intimidated those spineless law firms
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 11:48 AM
Apr 14

He knows this is wrong and the redress will take decades, if ever, to fix. tRUMP is like a sewer clog that seemingly cannot be removed with standard plumbing equipment.

Mopar151

(10,267 posts)
35. Hillbilly needed!
Mon Apr 14, 2025, 05:04 PM
Apr 14

With. A long chain, an old tire, and a tractor! See YooToob for details...
I'd love to hook a chain around Steven Miller's ass, and drag him through the giant muddy clog of the current executive branch!😇😇

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