Former President Donald Trump has canceled a planned interview for CBS News' prime-time election special next week. The decision comes after weeks of escalating rhetoric from Trump at rallies and follows his previous cancellations of interviews with other networks.
live blog of the 2024 vice presidential debateannounced on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump has backed out of an interview he had agreed to do as part of its prime-time election special next week.' request for an interview" with Scott Pelley, Trump 's campaign"has decided not to participate."
The election special will air Monday at 8 p.m. ET as planned, and include Vice President Harris' interview with correspondent Bill Whitaker.He said the show"begged for an interview," and despite initial discussions,"nothing was ever scheduled or locked in.
The prime-time special would have been one of voters' final chances to see Trump and Harris side-by-side before Election Day. While the Harris campaign has called for a second debate, Trump's team has not agreed to one.Rachel Treisman is a writer and editor for the Morning Edition live blog, which she helped launch in early 2021.
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