# Trump gonna sit down on 60 minutes. 11-8 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 7, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gonna-sit-down-on-60-minutes-11-8/1034680 "2026-11-07T22:40:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gonna-sit-down-on-60-minutes-11-8/1034680/41 "2026-11-09T15:42:18Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > For anyone who wants to watch it (which doesn’t include me, yet), the extended interview (51:46 in length) is available on YouTube. Thanks for the link. Seriously. I’m going to bookmark it. Maybe later… after I get back from the pharmacy with a new supply of medication… ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gonna-sit-down-on-60-minutes-11-8/1034680/42 "2026-11-09T15:45:53Z")
Looking further, here is a print transcript from the CBS News website. > **[Read the full transcript of Ross Douthat's interview with President Trump](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/read-the-full-transcript-of-ross-douthats-interview-with-president-trump/)** > > President Trump sat down with Ross Douthat to discuss Republican losses in the midterm elections, the wars in Iran and Ukraine, the economy and more. ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gonna-sit-down-on-60-minutes-11-8/1034680/43 "2026-11-09T17:26:52Z")
I skimmed through the transcript. This is what I got. A lot of people come to my rallies and love and adore me. A lot of people didn’t vote for Republican candidates. People love me, so it’s the fault of the candidates. So, my dog loves and adores me. If you don’t like me, it’s not me, it’s something else. I’m lovable. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gonna-sit-down-on-60-minutes-11-8/1034680/44 "2026-11-09T18:01:58Z")
I’ve given up on pretty much everything that is on network TV. That includes the national “news” which has become just a series of sensationalist clips. I gave up on 60 Minutes long ago when it was evident that it was headed for the dustbin. It’s a damned shame that what was once a serious and well-regarded program has become another political tool. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gonna-sit-down-on-60-minutes-11-8/1034680/45 "2026-11-09T18:08:32Z")
I didn’t watch. Thanks for the reports on it. I was really hoping his head would explode right on TV. Alas… ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gonna-sit-down-on-60-minutes-11-8/1034680/46 "2026-11-09T18:10:32Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I was really hoping his head would explode right on TV. There’s a decent chance his ass did, but even if it did, CBS wouldn’t have aired it. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gonna-sit-down-on-60-minutes-11-8/1034680/47 "2026-11-09T18:24:01Z")
> [@Author\_Balk](#): > > So, my dog loves and adores me. Who was that referring to? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gonna-sit-down-on-60-minutes-11-8/1034680/48 "2026-11-09T20:47:38Z")
Natalie, I suppose. Trump doesn’t actually like _dog_ dogs, i.e., the canine variety. ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gonna-sit-down-on-60-minutes-11-8/1034680/49 "2026-11-09T22:26:28Z")
For the dog loves me thing, I was thinking comments like this from the transcript: **There was love. I mean, we had massive rallies.** I get lots of love from my dog, but that isn’t a good indicator of my popularity. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gonna-sit-down-on-60-minutes-11-8/1034680/50 "2026-11-09T22:36:41Z")
Trump is no dog person, he isn’t capable of affection. The closest he comes to liking dogs is when he uses the words “like” and “dog” in the same sentence in an attempt to insult someone. _Like a dog_ ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gonna-sit-down-on-60-minutes-11-8/1034680/51 "2026-11-10T00:27:17Z")
I watched it and it was pretty much soft balls. The interviewer did press him from time to time. Trump was bragging about the billions and billions we are getting from Venezuela. Seems like a pretty good time to ask “Where, exactly, is all that money?”, right? Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gonna-sit-down-on-60-minutes-11-8/1034680/52 "2026-11-10T01:02:27Z")
In baseball I believe it is one word: softballs. Of course, without further clarification this is only a _possible_ correction. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gonna-sit-down-on-60-minutes-11-8/1034680/53 "2026-11-10T04:07:22Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I suppose it’s easier for an organization to claim “lawsuit” rather than “bribe” in financial reports Trump’s “law suit” plan is probably the one legitimately smart idea he’s ever had, or at least promoted, since it’s probably someone else’s idea. Get your supporters to sue the government, then order the lawyers to settle. Sue others for billions, but make it clear you’ll settle for millions while giving them access to the president. And it’s all technically legal. ---
**Author:** ![MysteriousCritter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@MysteriousCritter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteriousCritter)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gonna-sit-down-on-60-minutes-11-8/1034680/54 "2026-11-10T05:30:52Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Come to think of it, regardless of what he thinks or says, he’s not a candidate in an election so the equal time rule wouldn’t, I don’t think, apply to him. It’s a news interview which is excluded from the equal time rule anyway. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gonna-sit-down-on-60-minutes-11-8/1034680/55 "2026-11-10T08:56:42Z")
> [@ricepad](#): > > even if it did, CBS wouldn’t have aired it. But they’d air the studio. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gonna-sit-down-on-60-minutes-11-8/1034680.md?page=2)