Almost four months after settling his lawsuit against CBS for $16 million, donald trump sat with Norah O’Donnell in 60 minutes. The interview took place on Friday, October 31, from Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, and aired on Sunday, November 2. Read on to see some of the highlights from Trump’s interview. 60 minutes interview with O’Donnell and watch the video below.
Trump said the US could ‘blow up the world’ 150 times with nuclear weapons
While noting that the United States has “more nuclear weapons than any other country” in the world, the president said China will soon follow suit and “will be tied in five years.”
“You know, they’re making them [weapons] quickly,” Trump said. “And I think we should do something about denuclearization, which will be something, and in fact I discussed it both with the President [Vladimir] Putin and president Xi [Jinping]. Denuclearization is something very important. We have enough nuclear weapons to blow up the world 150 times. “Russia has many nuclear weapons and China will have many.”
Trump also said he wants the United States to conduct more nuclear tests “because you have to see how they work.”
“If you notice, North Korea is constantly testing. Other countries are testing, too,” Trump said. “We are the only country that doesn’t test and I don’t want to be the only country that doesn’t test.”
Trump said ICE hasn’t ‘gone far enough’ with its raids
After O’Donnell pointed to the harsh videos of ICE raids and arrests seen across the country, he asked Trump if he thinks some of the raids may have gone “too far.”
“No, I think they have not gone far enough because we have been stopped by the judges, by the liberal judges who were appointed by [Joe] Biden and for [Barack] Obama”Trump stated, adding: “Because people have to be taken out. You know, you have to look at people. Many of them are murderers. Many of them are people who were expelled from their countries because they were, you know, criminals. Many of them are people from jails and prisons. Many of them are people from frankly mental institutions. I feel bad about that, but they are released from the asylums. Do you know why? Because they are murderers.”
Trump would rather Andrew Cuomo be mayor of New York than Zohran Mamdani
When O’Donnell asked what Trump thought of the New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdanisaid the Republican: “I think he probably will [former Mayor Bill de Blasio] looks great. I think it will make de Blasio look like one of our great mayors. De Blasio was the worst mayor we have ever had. Now I saw that, you know, but I was leaving during that period of time. I could see de Blasio, what a bad mayor he was, and this man will do a much worse job than de Blasio. And it will be difficult for me, as president, to give a lot of money to New York. Because if you have a communist running New York, all you’re doing is wasting the money you send there.”
Trump added: “I’m not a fan of [Andrew] Cuomo One way or another, but if it’s going to be between a bad Democrat and a Communist, I’ll pick the bad Democrat every time, to be honest with you.”
Trump is not even thinking about the 2028 elections
“Well, I don’t even think about that,” Trump said when O’Donnell asked him about rumors that he would run for a third term in 2028. “I’ll tell you, a lot of people want me to run. But the difference between us and the Democrats is that we really have a strong bench. I don’t want to use names, because it’s, you know, inappropriate. But it’s too soon.”
Trump said he is “not a Nazi” and blames the press for his rhetoric
“Usually when people talk, they’re not the problem. In terms of that, they’re the ones who aren’t talking,” Trump said. “But yeah, I think it’s… there’s a lot of rhetoric. Look, they call me a Nazi all the time. I’m not a Nazi. I’m the complete opposite. I’m someone who’s saving our country. But they call me a Nazi.”
The president went on to note that the press is “largely responsible” for the negative headlines about him.
“They have talking points, you know? They just have talking points. And the press is largely responsible for that,” Trump said. “Fake news, what they’ve done… I think one of the best terms I’ve come up with is ‘fake news’. What they’ve done to our country is very bad. They have to change places. Nobody believes in fake news now.”
