President Donald Trump signaled his discomfort with a particularly sensitive topic during a new interview after an alleged would-be assassin charged into an area near the White House Correspondents Dinner.
The 79-year-old president sat down with "60 Minutes" correspondent Norah O'Donnell, who read from alleged gunman Cole Thomas Allen's manifesto accusing Trump of being a "p--------, r----- and traitor," and CNN's John Berman pointed out his reaction as noteworthy.
"This morning weare awaiting the first courtappearance of the suspect in the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting," Berman said. "The presidentdid an interview with '60 Minutes'overnight on the event itselfand the investigation. There wasone question he really did notlike."
Media analyst Brian Stelter agreed that Trump blew his top when asked about the allegations.
"This is President Trump as we've alwaysknown him," Stelter said. "This is notsurprising. What was surprisingwas that on Saturday night, he was calm and respectful. Heshowed, you know, a differentdemeanor toward the press corps.People wondered if that wasgoing to last. Now we know it'snot going to last. His finalpost on Truth Social before thedinner was attacking the New York Times, and now he's mad atCBS."
"I also want to note thatCBS is owned by Paramount, whichis trying to buy WBD, the parentcompany of CNN," Stelter added. "On Thursdaynight in Washington, Paramountheld a dinner honoring the Trump White House. The president wasthere, Norah O'Donnell wasreportedly there, as well. Idon't know that for a fact, butit was reported that she wasthere. So there was this reportabout schmoozing between CBS and Trump, and yet on Sunday night,a tough, important, fairinterview by CBS of thepresident, one, the presidentbristled at, just want viewersto notice that as you read about Paramount trying to take over CNN."