memeorandum: ‘60 Minutes’ Brings the Receipts on Trump's Interview About-Face (William Vaillancourt/The Daily Beast)

10:20 AM ET, October 8, 2024

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CNN:

‘That son of a bitch’: New Woodward book reveals candid behind-the-scenes conversations of Biden, Trump, Harris and Putin — Editor's Note: The story below contains explicit language — In his new book, legendary journalist Bob Woodward offers a remarkable look behind the scenes …

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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:

Trump secretly sent covid tests to Putin during 2020 shortage, new book says — “War,” by Bob Woodward, traces how Trump and Biden responded to international crisis and concludes that Trump is worse than Nixon, the president exiled by the Watergate scandal.

Peter Baker / New York Times:

Trump Secretly Stayed in Touch With Putin After Leaving Office, Book Says — A new book by the journalist Bob Woodward also reports that Donald J. Trump, while still in office, secretly sent Vladimir Putin what were then rare Covid-19 tests for the Russian's leader's personal use.

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Mike Allen / Axios:

Scoop: Woodward's “War” reveals new Biden backstory … Blinken made it clear that getting out was a decision only Biden could make — wanting the president to feel he was making it on his terms, rather than being forced. — Biden stayed in the race three more weeks, then bowed out as party support collapsed.

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Bill Whitaker / CBS News:

Kamala Harris makes the case in 60 Minutes interview for why she should be president — Kamala Harris has been a candidate for president for just two-and-a-half months and the post convention “honeymoon” is over. With the election just 29 days away, Harris and her running mate Minnesota …

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Matt Vespa / Townhall:

Kamala's CBS Interview Was a Complete and Total Trainwreck — Kamala Harris' interview on CBS News was a total disaster. That's an evergreen statement, but you knew it would end poorly. Folks, her spot on the Call Her Daddy podcast, the most effortless media hit of all time, was a tangled mess.

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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:

‘60 Minutes’ Brings the Receipts on Trump's Interview About-Face — STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE — The former president pulled out of the sit-down over an apparent dispute about the show's fact-checking policies. — CBS gave further detail Monday on Donald Trump's decision to bail …

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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Harris undergoes a ‘60 Minutes’ grilling as Trump sits it out

Brett Samuels / The Hill:
‘60 Minutes’ details Trump canceling prime-time interview

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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Harris reveals owning a Glock: ‘Of course’ I've fired it

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New York Times:

Poll Finds Harris Rising as She Challenges Trump on Change — A national Times/Siena poll found Kamala Harris with a slim lead over Donald J. Trump. Voters were more likely to see her, not Mr. Trump, as a break from the status quo. — Voters are now more likely to credit Vice President Kamala Harris …

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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:

55/45 is a really close race — After a drought, we finally have enough interesting polling to do a Model Talk on where the race stands: perhaps we'll take another tour through the swing states, for instance. But we've been leaning heavily on the paywalled side lately …

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William Kristol / The Bulwark: Do We Dare Call It Fascism?

Beth Reinhard / Washington Post:

FBI probe of Kavanaugh constrained by Trump White House, report finds — A Democratic senator's report finds new evidence of the White House controlling an FBI investigation into sexual assault claims against the Supreme Court nominee. — In September 2018, as allegations of sexual misconduct …

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emptywheel:

Disaster Disinformation Is This Year's John Podesta Emails — I've already focused on these three paragraphs, but want to return to them. They're from NYT's article anticipating how the apparently tied race will roll out in the next 30 (now 28) days.

Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:

Elon Musk says it would be ‘pointless’ to try to assassinate Kamala Harris — Musk, in an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, again questioned why no one is trying to kill the vice president or President Joe Biden. — Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO and high-profile backer …

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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Elon Musk And Tucker Carlson Laugh Over Idea Of Kamala Harris Assassination

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Public Notice:

Trump's climate denial is appalling and getting worse — It's a perfect storm of ignorance and malevolence. … 🥂 — In the wake of Hurricane Helene, Trump's blatant lies about FEMA using emergency funds for migrants have gotten a lot of attention, and deservedly so …

Associated Press:

Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene's debris — Florida's storm-battered Gulf Coast raced against a Category 5 hurricane Monday as workers sprinted to pick up heaps of appliances and other street debris left over from Helene two weeks ago …

Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Disaster relief hurricane loan program precariously low on funds

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Christopher Flavelle / New York Times:
As Major Hurricane Approaches Florida, FEMA Faces Severe Staffing Shortage

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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:

Ron DeSantis' Administration Is Threatening to Prosecute the Media for Airing Pro-Choice Ads — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is threatening TV stations that air ads in support of an abortion rights ballot initiative with criminal penalties, including jail time.

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Megan Messerly / Politico:

Harris to propose new Medicare home care benefit for seniors — The vice president is expected to announce the proposal on “The View.” — Kamala Harris during a Tuesday appearance on “The View” is expected to announce a new policy aimed at helping families care for aging seniors.

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Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
Kamala Harris Will Propose Major Initiative To Help Millions Of Seniors — And Their Caregivers

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Matt Dixon / NBC News:

Ron DeSantis is refusing to take Harris' call on Hurricane Helene — An aide to the Florida governor said that Harris' call “seemed political” and that she “was trying to reach out, and we didn't answer.” — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is not taking calls from Vice President Kamala Harris …

Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Harris and DeSantis fight over hurricane relief calls

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Tara Suter / The Hill:
DeSantis ‘not aware’ of Harris calls after reports he dodged them

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Sophia Cai / Axios:

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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:

Biden administration requires removal of most lead-contaminated water pipes within 10 years — About a decade after the Flint water crisis, the Biden administration is requiring the removal of most of the nation's lead-contaminated water pipes within 10 years.

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The White House:
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule to Replace Lead Pipes Within a Decade, Announces New Funding to Deliver Clean Drinking Water

Discussion: Axios

Barak Ravid / Axios:

Scoop: White House loses trust in Israeli government as Middle East spirals … - The Biden administration isn't opposed to Israel responding to the Iranian attack last week but wants it to be measured, U.S. officials said. — “Our trust of the Israelis is very low right now and for a good reason,” one U.S. official said.

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:

Trump Says He's Visited Gaza, but No Record of Such a Trip Exists — An aide, speaking on the condition of anonymity, pointed to the former president's trip to Israel. But Gaza is not in Israel. — Donald J. Trump suggested in a radio interview on Monday that he had visited war-torn Gaza in the past …

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Lauren Egan / Politico:

What Kamala Harris' ‘Call Her Daddy’ media strategy is really about — Hint: it's not about mainstream media's egos. — On Sunday, a 40-minute interview with Vice President Kamala Harris aired on a platform with an audience of 5 million engaged and loyal listeners. No, it wasn't “Meet the Press” or “Face the Nation.”