Trump Tells CBS Anchor Dokoupil He Wouldn't Have Job if Harris Won
During a CBS interview, President Trump told anchor Tony Dokoupil he likely wouldn't have his job if Kamala Harris had won the 2024 election cycle.
Overview
President Donald Trump told CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil he believed Dokoupil wouldn’t have his job if Kamala Harris had won the 2024 election.
CBS’s parent company is now controlled by Larry Ellison’s family after Paramount’s takeover; Dokoupil was elevated under new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss amid newsroom changes.
The interview was filmed on the floor of a Ford plant in Dearborn, Michigan, lasted about 15 minutes, and covered the economy, immigration, and recent ICE shooting video.
Dokoupil pushed back lightly, saying he believed he’d have the job regardless; CBS has faced scrutiny over editorial decisions and previously settled a lawsuit with Trump.
Dokoupil’s performance and CBS’s editorial choices will shape perceptions of Weiss’s tenure and could affect Evening News ratings during the program’s rebranding tour.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the interview by foregrounding Trump's provocative claims and juxtaposing them with corrective context (AP fact-checks; Labor Department inflation data). They prioritize confrontational moments—job taunt, ICE killing—include skeptical qualifiers about unchallenged assertions, and structure coverage to emphasize contradictions and accountability rather than neutral repetition.
Sources (3)
FAQ
David Ellison made conservative-friendly changes, including hiring Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News after acquiring her outlet The Free Press for $150 million.
History
This story does not have any previous versions.