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Trump Denies Assault Claims After Manifesto Reading on 60 Minutes

4/27/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump sat for a 60 Minutes interview, his sit-down since assassination attempts, as Norah O’Donnell read a manifesto calling him a paedophile, rapist and traitor.
Trump denied being a rapist or paedophile, called the reading disgraceful, and said he was relaxed about assassinations.
CBS News aired the interview after Trump attended the correspondents’ dinner, a network whose parent company was recently bought by Larry and David Ellison.

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U.S. President Donald Trump sat for a 60 Minutes interview, his sit-down since assassination attempts, as Norah O’Donnell read a manifesto calling him a paedophile, rapist and traitor.
Trump denied being a rapist or paedophile, called the reading disgraceful, and said he was relaxed about assassinations.
CBS News aired the interview after Trump attended the correspondents’ dinner, a network whose parent company was recently bought by Larry and David Ellison.