#Trump "called you a stiff... said you were part of (a) gang of 'stupid, crooked people that don't care about your country.'"
Pelley: ~"I've been shot at, spent nights in foxholes filling up with water in the desert. I'm not aware that the president of the #USA has ever done any of those things.... You become a journalist because you love the First Amendment (and country)... There is no democracy without journalism. It can't be done."
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#USpol #media #1A #FreePress
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/magazine/scott-pelley-interview.html
I don’t ordinarily link to NYT stories, but this interview with Scott Pelley is essential reading. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/magazine/scott-pelley-interview.html Pelley is the longtime 60 Minutes correspondent fired for speaking truth in a private meeting. 1/2
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