Trump in talks to appear on CBS News programme 60 Minutes, Semafor reports
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WASHINGTON - The White House is in talks with CBS news programme 60 Minutes about conducting an interview with US President Donald Trump, Semafor reported on Oct 2, citing four people with knowledge of the discussions.
Reuters could not immediately verify the Semafor report.
News of the possible interview comes after media reports that CBS parent company Paramount Skydance will soon announce its takeover of centre-right online news outlet The Free Press and hire its co-founder, Ms Bari Weiss, as editor-in-chief of CBS News.
Paramount in July agreed to pay US$16 million (S$20.6 million) to settle a lawsuit filed by Mr Trump over his claim that CBS deceptively edited a 60 Minutes interview with his Democratic presidential opponent Kamala Harris in 2024.
Earlier in 2025, former 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens resigned, citing concerns over editorial independence.
CBS News president Wendy McMahon later stepped down, saying she and the company had differing views on the path forward.
The company has also announced that in 2026, it would cancel the show of comedian Stephen Colbert, a frequent critic of Mr Trump.
Mr David Ellison, chief executive of Skydance and the son of Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison, has been rapidly transforming Paramount into a sprawling sports, media and news empire.
Mr Larry Ellison, a strong supporter of Mr Trump, briefly became the richest man in the world in September after a surge in Oracle’s stock price, driven by large contracts in artificial intelligence.
Billionaire Elon Musk later regained that spot.
Mr Ellison is also part of a group of investors negotiating a deal to keep TikTok operating in the US.
Reuters reported in September that Paramount was preparing to bid for Warner Bros Discovery, which would unite two of Hollywood’s biggest studios and two major news networks, CBS News and CNN. REUTERS
