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Jeremy Adler retweeted
This was a really good interview. Very different than the kind of stuff Trump usually gets asked.
Rather obvious that @Douthat60 was a great hire for CBS/60 Minutes.
🚨 Q: You're entering the next life [before God], all you have to do to enter paradise is feel love and forgiveness for James Comey, Nancy Pelosi, etc...can you do it?
TRUMP: Then I wouldn't be real, would I? The easy answer is, yes, I could forgive. They are extremely dishonest people, bad people, I love our country far more...the answer is no. I want to be honest.
Q: In judgement before God?
TRUMP: I do hate some of my enemies. Look what they put me through.
REPORTER: You had the most charmed and remarkable life of any American in my entire lifetime, and you can't find it in your heart to forgive some of your enemies?
TRUMP: All I have to do is say yes, I can. Can I be honest? I probably cannot do that. Because I do hate some of my enemies — and I always will.
Never heard Trump get asked such a deep question like that before.
He COULD just say "yes" and get out of the question, but he didn't
One thing you have to admit is this man is brutally honest.
Jeremy Adler retweeted
Ross Douthat's questioning of Trump on this was polite, persistent and revealing. A model for how to interrogate a president: non-hostile, respectful but penetrating. Good for him.
Jeremy Adler retweeted
"The interview with CBS’ Ross Douthat ended on a revealing back-and-forth over whether Trump could ever forgive his perceived enemies — even ahead of his final judgement before God." cnn.com/2026/11/08/politics/…
Jeremy Adler retweeted
Ross Douthat is a national treasure.
60 MINUTES REPORT: Ross Douthat interviews President Trump in his first sit-down interview since the 2026 midterm elections.
The wide-ranging conversation covered immigration and corruption, Iran and artificial intelligence, his potential successors and his own mortality. The interview begins with the election results.
Jeremy Adler retweeted
I'd put this outstanding @Douthat60 interview with Trump right up there with the terrific @jonathanvswan interview during the first term. Revealing on so many levels.
.@POTUS: "I don't disagree... You can't let Iran have a nuclear weapon. I think, historically, this will be a very good decision. Is it a good decision for today and tomorrow? Maybe not, but I have to go with what's right for our country."
Jeremy Adler retweeted
Two thoughts on this:
1. A man so consumed with hatred that he’d rather go to hell than forgive his enemies is a tragedy. I’d pity him if he was my neighbor or president.
2. This is the most interesting Trump interview I’ve seen in a long time. Feeling good about my prediction that @Douthat60 would be great on 60 Minutes.
🚨 Q: You're entering the next life [before God], all you have to do to enter paradise is feel love and forgiveness for James Comey, Nancy Pelosi, etc...can you do it?
TRUMP: Then I wouldn't be real, would I? The easy answer is, yes, I could forgive. They are extremely dishonest people, bad people, I love our country far more...the answer is no. I want to be honest.
Q: In judgement before God?
TRUMP: I do hate some of my enemies. Look what they put me through.
REPORTER: You had the most charmed and remarkable life of any American in my entire lifetime, and you can't find it in your heart to forgive some of your enemies?
TRUMP: All I have to do is say yes, I can. Can I be honest? I probably cannot do that. Because I do hate some of my enemies — and I always will.
Never heard Trump get asked such a deep question like that before.
He COULD just say "yes" and get out of the question, but he didn't
One thing you have to admit is this man is brutally honest.
Jeremy Adler retweeted
Very strong interview of Trump by @Douthat60 and grateful for 60 Mins for putting out the full transcript here
cbsnews.com/news/read-the-fu…
Jeremy Adler retweeted
.@Douthat60 keeps on bringing the hits for @60Minutes. His interviews aren't just clippable--they also reveal the inner alleys of their subjects.
Jeremy Adler retweeted
Really worth watching. Ross Douthat is so good at this.
60 MINUTES REPORT: Ross Douthat interviews President Trump in his first sit-down interview since the 2026 midterm elections.
The wide-ranging conversation covered immigration and corruption, Iran and artificial intelligence, his potential successors and his own mortality. The interview begins with the election results.
Jeremy Adler retweeted
Really a must-watch. Douthat is very good at picking a few big revealing questions — Why are you making all this money in office? How does AI help anyone? — and then treating Trump like a distracted child and gently but sternly redirecting him back to them.
Jeremy Adler retweeted
Just based on the clips, it’s looking like @Douthat60 might have conducted one of the best interviews of Trump ever.
Jeremy Adler retweeted
Remember when the chattering class was apoplectic about @Douthat60 joining @60Minutes? That he was some MAGA plant in the upper echelon of media?
Douthat’s interview with President Trump was conducted with more depth, curiosity, and fidelity to the record than any interviewer that I can recall.
What other interviewer had the confidence to ask Trump about what he will do in front of the judgement throne to enter heaven?
Bravo.
Jeremy Adler retweeted
Trump on '60 Minutes' Reflects on Midterm Loss, Death and Forgiveness: 'I Do Hate Some of My Enemies' variety.com/2026/politics/ne…
Jeremy Adler retweeted
@Douthat60 may have scored the interview of the year, based on the clips so far.
Jeremy Adler retweeted
I said it after the Ben Sasse interview, and I’ll say it again:
@Douthat60 is one of the greatest interviewers of our time.
Jeremy Adler retweeted
>> @Douthat60 already winning a lot of praise for his POTUS interview.
Jeremy Adler retweeted
Whatever criticisms or concerns folks had about @Douthat60 moving to @60Minutes, I think you have to acknowledge what an excellent job he did tonight.
