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Trump berates Norah O'Donnell on 60 Minutes over shooter manifesto

journalismApr 27, 2026442,353

President Donald Trump called CBS anchor Norah O'Donnell 'a disgrace' during a 60 Minutes interview after she read portions of the shooter at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner manifesto. O'Donnell read a passage saying the shooter was 'tired of rapists and pedophiles' and asked Trump for a response; Trump answered by angrily denying any implication, saying 'I'm not a rapist. I'm not a pedophile.' The exchange happened in the aftermath of the dinner shooting and matters because it puts Trump and the press back at odds over how to handle violent manifestos and how the president responds to allegations tied to the attack.

Qasim Rashid, Esq.
@qasimrashid.com

In her Trump interview, Norah O'Donnell read the shooter's manifesto that he's tired of rapists and pedophiles & asked for Trump's response. He attacked her as a horrible person & declared, "I'm not a rapist. I'm not a pedophile." The manifest didnt name Trump a rapist/pedophile. He just assumed.

4963h ago
Paul Eric
@pauleric70.bsky.social

BrooklynDad defiant 😎 trump sees "falling" as SO embarrassing, he's LYING on 60 Minutes about what we all saw last night: His ass fell like a sack of rotten potatoes.😂🤣😂🤣 60 Minutes didn't even show the clip. But I have 2 different angles. Be a shame if everyone shared and TrumpFell went VIRAL.😎

2833h ago
Jon Cooper
@joncooper-us.bsky.social

Trump lashed out angrily at CBS News' Norah O'Donnell in an interview Sunday for quoting from the manifesto of the suspected gunman who tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner less than 24 hours earlier.

3083h ago
McSpocky™40

Methinks he doth protest too much.

hokusai 🌊🌊🌊23

innocent people being called a "PEDOPHILE" don't react the way TRUMP did he's guilty and he knows it... we need to KEEP the pressure up on #EPSTEIN no matter how hard he tries to distract us from the files BELIEVE THE SURVIVORS

havana62.bsky.social16

She reads the manifesto which doesn't mention his name and his immediate reaction is to think it's about him? His guilt permeates the room.

leafer1.bsky.social12

I am not a rapist or a pedophile is something I have never had to say. Just saying🇨🇦

Richard Bellikoff11

She should have ended the interview at that point and walked off the set and told him she wasn't going to put up with his abuse. Let Bari Weiss put that on the air.

Eboneezer Goode - FDT - Trump Broke America.8

Who cares what that rapist and pedophile thinks?

CaGirl056

He hates the media unless they’re saying how great he is. No righteous reporter/journalist should attend that dinner IF Trump has it w/in 30 days as Trump just wants to chastise, berate and tell them how awful they are. To attend says that they’re masochistic.

Dr. Penguin5

Funny how she read that line about pedos and rapists, and right away he says he isn't those things. But uh E. Jean Carroll and others would say otherwise.

Mama V5

Good for her. She totally owned him.

Go Deep, I'll Look for You5

Who cares what Trump lashes out at? He will lash out at ANYTHING. Let’s put this baby to bed.

Jay W4

*Trump gets mad because TV lady repeats accurate claim that Dumb Donny was Epstein's bestest friend... while he was abusing underage girls

watson6728.bsky.social4

Trump is a one trick pony. He goes to bullying immediately. He’s a pathetic POS.

Keeping The Fé3

Why did he assume the manifesto was referring to him? Oh, wait…… #RapisT #PedoPrez #EpsteinFiles

Michele G3

Typical narcissistic and misogynistic behavior.

gbama112

Hit dog's gonna holler. Loved her response, "Do you think he was referring to you?"

J H2

Because the event was staged! Secret Service knew he was there, and they let him get from his room in the hotel to the floor with the metal detectors!

How You Like Me Now?...2

Release what the law requires already. Not stuff related to the victims that is not supposed to be released. "2 Weeks" tRump... #OperationEpsteinFury #SendBarron #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinBallroom #EpsteinVisa #Maxwell #FollowTheMoney

Crusader Explorer2

Will we ever get back to the Epstein files?

manuele.bsky.social2

the manifesto clearly ruined their strategy and now they’re panicking.

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