Trump backs out of CNBC interview, his second about-face with mainstream press this month
Source: CNN
Donald Trump has backed out of an interview with CNBC, marking the second time this month the former president has canceled on a mainstream press interview.
Joe Kernen, the Squawk Box co-anchor, broke the news of the unannounced interviews cancellation during Tuesday mornings broadcast.
Well, Trump canceled, and he was going to come on, he said.
Kernen added that the network had also offered to sit down with Vice President Kamala Harris, but said shes not coming on. Kernen joked that, with Trumps decision, she could come on and we could say we offered it to Trump camp, but theyre not......
Trump bailed on the debate because Kamala Harris would hold him accountable (again), Charles Kretchmer Lutvak, a Harris campaign spokesperson, said via X on Tuesday. Trump bailed on 60 Minutes because he was afraid to answer real questions.
Now, Trump bailed on Joe Kernan [sic] because he cant even talk to his best friend on TV, Lutvak wrote.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/15/media/trump-cancel-cnbc-interview-media/index.html
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(5,076 posts)The questions would be 30 minutes of fawning admiration, 10 minutes of reminiscing, followed by 15 minutes of bashing Harris, Biden, Obama, and Democrats in general, then finished up with 5 minutes of comparing rugs and bronzer choices.
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