On Thursday, the Republican candidate for president Donald Trump sued CBS Television for broadcasting interview with his political rival – the vice president Kamalą Harris. The conversation with the Democratic representative running for president took place in early October.
According to Trump, the interview was “concocted” and misled the recipients. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for North Texas. The document shows that Trump is demanding jury trial and at least $10 billion in damages (over PLN 40 billion).
US elections. Donald Trump is suing CBS over his interview with Kamala Harris
During a traditional pre-election interview in a special edition of the program on CBS, Harris was asked, among others: about what she thought the end of the war would look like Russia success of the authorities in Kiev. – There will be no success in ending the war without your participation Ukrainy and the United Nations Charter, she replied. When asked if she would meet with… Vladimir Putinby negotiate a diplomatic solution to the conflictshe replied in the negative.
– I wouldn't (meet) bilaterally, without Ukraine. Ukraine must have a say in its future, she stressed. In her opinion, the plan to end the war boasted by the Republican candidate is would mean Ukraine's capitulation. At the same time, the Democratic candidate refused to give a clear answer to the question whether she would support the expansion NATO about Ukraine. – These are all issues that we will deal with (…). At this time, we support Ukraine's ability to defend itself against unprovoked aggression by Russia. If Donald Trump became president, Putin would now be sitting in Kiev – she added.
Donald Trump did not take part in the cult program. Now he's suing the station
Let us recall: pre-election interviews with candidates of both parties “60 Minutes” (CBS current affairs program devoted to current events) have been so far an uninterrupted tradition dating back to 1968. This time, however, Trump canceled his plans to appear on the program, citing the television's intention to check whether his statements were true.
Instead of an interview with Trump, the station aired it material about Arizona Republican officialswho are intimidated by supporters of the former president because they refused to acknowledge Trump's spread theories about rigged elections. For Harris, the CBS interview was the beginning of an intense series of television appearances after the candidate rarely gave interviews to the media for a long time.
The US presidential elections will take place on November 5, 2024. The winner will replace the incumbent Joe Biden'swho resigned from running for re-election in July.