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   #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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     #Weiss asks "can we make the protesters look more violent?" after #60Minutes editors approved the story which showed aggressive protestors.

     "And...you need to describe (#ReneeGood) as driving *toward* the officer. (‼️)

     "(BUT) This is not what you see on the video... There was a thumb on the scale for the president’s version of events that I felt was a level of political influence that I had never seen in 37 years at #CBS News" 👀

     #USA #media #FreePress #trump #USpol
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     https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/magazine/scott-pelley-interview.html

     Mr. Bill repeated this.