‘60 Minutes’ edits out Trump’s bragging about $16M settlement from CBS: ‘Paid me a lotta money’
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President Trump bragged about the $16 million lawsuit settlement paid out by CBS News’ parent company during his interview with “60 Minutes” — in comments that were edited out of the TV broadcast on Sunday night.
“And actually ’60 Minutes’ paid me a lotta money. And you don’t have to put this on, because I don’t wanna embarrass you,” the president told “60 Minutes” reporter Norah O’Donnell during their Mar-a-Lago sitdown.
The comment did not make it into the final cut of the CBS broadcast — though it was included in the extended “Overtime” version that the Tiffany Network posts on its YouTube channel...
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