In the moments after Trump finished taping a 13-minute interview with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil in Michigan on Tuesday, Leavitt issued a warning

Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary, stated President Donald Trump would sue CBS News if his interview was not fully aired.

A moment caught on audio turned Tony Dokoupil’s Trump interview into a case study in modern media intimidation.

The president told Tony Dokoupil "you probably wouldn't have a job right now" if Kamala Harris had won the 2024 election.

During the interview, Trump took a lengthy call from President Gustavo Petro of Colombia, who was clearly concerned after repeated threats that Trump was considering an attack on the country similar to the one on Venezuela. Trump invited my colleagues to stay and listen, though what they heard was off the record.

Trump’s initial reference to canceling the elections came during his Jan. 6 address to House Republicans as they gathered at the Kennedy Center to discuss their agenda for the year ahead. Criticizing Democrats, Trump said “they have the worst policy” and questioned “how we have to even run against these people.”