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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Dobkin

Trump berates CBS journalist over rape claim in shooting suspect’s manifesto

  • Donald Trump has again criticized CBS News senior correspondent Norah O’Donnell following her interview regarding the alleged manifesto of a suspect accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
  • During the 60 Minutes interview, O’Donnell questioned Trump about Cole Thomas Allen's alleged manifesto, which reportedly contained accusations of sex crimes against an unknown person.
  • Trump reacted angrily to O'Donnell's questions, saying he “didn’t rape anybody” and calling her a “disgrace” for reading “crap from some sick person.”
  • Allen faces multiple charges, including attempted assassination of the president, after allegedly firing a shotgun outside a Hilton hotel event.
  • Trump has continued to berate O’Donnell in subsequent interviews in the week since the interview, saying she is “nothing special” and “any woman off the street” could do her job.

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