Trump calls 60 Minutes host disgraceful for reading WHCD suspect Cole Allens alleged manifesto on air

President Donald Trump berated CBS News correspondent Norah O’Donnell and “60 Minutes” Sunday night after reading from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect’s alleged manifesto.Trump sat down for an interview after authorities identified the suspect as 31-year-old Cole Allen, of Torrance, Calif., adding that he prepared a manifesto outlining his intent and shared anti-Trump and anti-Christian rhetoric on social media.O’Donnell read alleged portions of the document that alluded to concerns over a rapist and a pedophile and asked for Trump’s reaction.“Well, I was waiting for you to read that because I knew you would because you’re horrible people,” Trump answered.“Horrible people.

Yeah, he did write that.I’m not a rapist.

I didn’t rape anybody.”“Do you think he was referring to you?” O’Donnell asked.“I’m not a pedophile.You read that crap from some sick person? I got associated with all…stuff that has nothing to do with me.

I was totally exonerated.Your friends on the other side of the plate are the ones that were involved with, let’s say, Epstein or other things.

But I said to myself, ‘You know, I’ll do this interview and they’ll probably…’ I read the manifesto.You know, he’s a sick person.

But you should be ashamed of yourself reading that because I’m not any of those things,” Trump said.O’Donnell interrupted to argue that she was quoting the alleged gunman’s words, but Trump continued to call her “disgraceful.”“You shouldn’t be reading that on ’60 Minutes.’ You’re a disgrace.But go ahead.

Let’s finish the interview,” Trump said.During the interview, Trump was also noncommittal about whether he believes the shooting will change his relationship with mainstream media.“Look, for whatever reason, we disagree on a lot of subjects.We talk about crime.

I’m very strong on crime.It seems like the press isn’t.

It’s not so much the press.It’s the press plus...

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