President Joe Biden sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes that aired Sunday, and SuperTalk 99.7 WTN morning host Dan Mandis thought the questions were a bit too open.
“Clearly and obviously, Scott Pelley gave Joe Biden an out when he asked the question in a very generic way,” Mandis said before replaying a question asked by Pelley in regards to the President’s son, Hunter, and if any of his “troubles” have caused conflict for the President or the United States.
“It’s like CBS told the Biden administration ‘We need to ask the question, but we’re going to ask it in a way that focuses on Hunter Biden’s troubles with drugs and not on the allegations of corruption.’ That way, Joe doesn’t really have to answer to the allegations of influence peddling and corruption, and Pelley and CBS try and keep their ‘reporter cred’. To me, that’s trying to pull a fast one on the American people.
The comments from Mandis came after saying Pelley “drew the short straw” by having to interview the President. Mandis also gave Pelley “sort of kudos” for pushing back on some of the President’s answers but also said the 60 Minutes correspondent “could have gone a lot further”.
