President Donald Trump on Tuesday released a short video of CBS reporter Lesley Stahl not wearing a mask at the White House following an interview with him.
Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes not wearing a mask in the White House after her interview with me. Much more to come. pic.twitter.com/0plZG6a4fH
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 20, 2020
The interview ended after the president sat with the journalist for 45 minutes at the White House, according to reports.
“Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes not wearing a mask in the White House after her interview with me. Much more to come,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
The president also threatened to air the interview with Stahl himself before the program aired on Sunday.
…Everyone should compare this terrible Electoral Intrusion with the recent interviews of Sleepy Joe Biden!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 20, 2020
Assistant Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also weighed in on Stahl’s behavior at the White House.
“This is moments after she criticized me for not wearing a mask while working at my desk,” she wrote. “Rules for thee but not for me, Lesley?”
This is moments after she criticized me for not wearing a mask while working at my desk
Rules for thee but not for me, Lesley? https://t.co/jOkiCEZSJT
— Karoline Leavitt (@KLeavitt45) October 20, 2020
White House CNN reporters cited sources that said that the president abruptly ended the interview and did not return for a scheduled “walk and talk” shot with Vice President Mike Pence.
Apparently there was some drama while President Trump was taping his 60 Minutes interview today. He abruptly ended his solo interview after around 45 minutes & did not return for a scheduled walk & talk he was supposed to tape with Pence, @abdallahcnn and I are told by sources.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 20, 2020
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