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Lesley Stahl Discusses Her Interview with Marjorie Taylor Greene | In the News with Jeff Greenfield
Lesley Stahl is one of the great “long distance runners” in American journalism.
From her days as a White House correspondent - the first woman to hold the post - to her 30+ years as 60 Minutes correspondent, Stahl has been an eyewitness to some of the most significant stories of our time. She has traveled the world, and interviewed leaders from Margaret Thatcher to Yasser Arafat to Donald Trump (who walked out of the interview in 2020 when her questions became too probing).
Come hear Stahl talk about her awe-inspiring career marked by political scoops and award-winning investigative journalism - a body of work that won her the Lifetime Achievement Emmy for overall excellence in reporting, as well as never-before-heard stories from the field, and a deep-dive into the most important issues facing our country today.
Recorded April 9, 2023 at 92nd Street Y, New York
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[@wendygermain808]

it wasn't that Leslie Stahl interviewed a dangerous lunatic; it was how she did not push back on the lies MTG

[@mikusoxlongius]

How can you be sure they're Lies? Did Joy Behar and Whoopi tell you so?

[@rochellestarr9538]

NO,it was the fact that they interviewed and gave a voice to MAGA as,their network now does ,daily

[@merriferrell2818]

MTG has 20 words she repeats over and over, regardless of question or context.

[@mikusoxlongius]

FJB - I only need 3

[@judithmacfadzen9516]

​@@mikusoxlongius I only need four....You are a m*r*n! 😆

[@Sisterwayne]

She's missing the point. The irrational lying is precisely why MTG should not be interviewed unless you are willing to challenge her. You can't apply the old 60 Minutes techniques to this kind of irrationality. The follow up was crystal clear. Stahl should have insisted that MTG show exact evidence of her claims and just wait for a real response. Not the spin. Not the BS answers that MTG already cooked up. Leslie Stahl missed the moment. She just rolled her eyes and moved on. Instead she should have nailed her.

[@Bob-op5tm]

LOL!! Still waiting on Stahl and the 50 folks who signed the letter saying Hunter’s laptop was a Russian disinformation operation😎

[@katherinemoorhead338]

I agree

[@crashburn3292]

It's astounding, that after watching Leslie Stahl hold all liars feet to the fire for decades now, to watch her let MTG bloviate utter nonsense like, "Democrats are pedophiles" only to see Stahl have zero reaction to it. -- And in this video she does nothing to explain why. FAIL

[@carolbridge7768]

Exactly!

[@carolbridge7768]

The response to these maniacs is definitely NOT to be ladylike. They depend upon just that... they are like rapists. You have to scream and kick 'em.

[@Grandma3]

How awful to give MTG a platform and not use it to fact check her live.

[@MrBreeze66]

She did a great job calling trump down about the laptop, until we found out trump was right and she was wrong.

[@mikusoxlongius]

Durham report...

[@mrspicolli]

No point in fact checking her … she didn’t lie. Otherwise they would have …DA….

[@Stasiaflonase]

Indeed

[@angieowen1165]

@@MrBreeze66 soooooooo where is the evidence? We hear about it, but not one single person has produced hard actual evidence. Much like the "stolen election". If you're going to talk the talk, be able to walk the walk".

[@johntaylor4817]

This was Leslie Stahl’s “what kind of tree would you be” moment. The diminishment of her career. Greene’s views aren’t strange they’re despicable. And she wasn’t cross examined, she was given a respectability that she didn’t deserve. This clip is starting off quite badly. Maybe I’ll come back later, I can’t stomach this right now.

[@1tsrhodes]

I sorta get what she's saying but it really does seem like she doesn't accept the existential nature of an opponent who wants you dead at any cost. Polite liberal society is perfectly pleasant up until the moment it no longer works. Thankfully, I'm not a complete cynic.

[@billboyle1588]

It's not about what Leslie does for her diamonds anymore -- it's how diamonds "do" her that is of the slightest interest to her.

[@carolgardner7295]

@@billboyle1588 Ms. Green is of little interest to people who value intelligence and honesty.

[@reneewright8391]

Could not agree more. I’m done with 60 minutes with the decision made to have MTG on. Just gross. Sorry, not sorry Leslie. 😡

[@johntaylor4817]

@carol gardner true, so you have to ask what does 60 Minutes understand about their audience.

[@banditkowalewski]

Too bad she threw away her credibility with that MTG puff piece.

[@Bailey2006a]

“The old gray mare just ain’t what she used to be…Mike Wallace or Morley Safer would have surgically eviscerated MTG. BTW- a propos of nothing : Lesley hangs her readers from her necklace.

[@rextrek]

And once again, the mainstream media is failing to rise to the moment. One might expect the media to stop treating Republicans like normal politicians after their "big lie" about a stolen election, their ongoing whitewashing of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol, their attacks on the FBI and their indifference - if not assent - to racism. Alas, there is little sign that mainstream outlets have dropped their addiction to false equivalence and willful, moral blindness…. These and countless other interviews illustrate the urgent need to reimagine coverage of the GOP. Refusing to confront and expose MAGA Republicans' betrayal of democratic values doesn't make members of the media "balanced." It makes them enablers.

[@suehowie152]

It wasn't exactly a puff piece when the questions asked triggered MTG..She got very defensive..

[@billboyle1588]

"Wow", maybe Marjorie laid some scripted "lettuce" on 60 Minutes, paid out of Jarrod's private Saudi "produce"?

[@cherylj7460]

“Just putting her on the air was the gotcha.”

[@EmilyTienne]

Stahl gave MTG a pass on some really horrific statements. That really left me feeling disturbed that she couldn’t (or wouldn’t) stand up to this garbage.

[@mikusoxlongius]

"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans ". - George Orwell 1984

[@rsearun2620]

Stahl was so smug in this interview, as if charm and grace make everything okay.

[@EmilyTienne]

@@rsearun2620 I thought exactly the same. She was totally tone-deaf.

[@SandraWade666]

​@@EmilyTienne I think she's been in the business to long. She's in a bubble

[@EmilyTienne]

@@SandraWade666 Absolutely, she is.

[@barbeez2886]

And an eye roll is hardly pushback. Matter of fact, it is high school. It is unprofessional to say the least. Why didn't you ask her for facts on anything she was saying? Not qanon facts but real facts. Again, she is an open book. Spews the same insanity all the time. You blew it. And instead of saying I blew it, you make excuses.

[@billboyle1588]

You're just jealous you're not in the same earner echelon! Please, Leslie is too busy shopping in the finest shops to even be mildly amused by peons like you.

[@oneirishpoet]

Exactly 💯

[@beatricemae3786]

Yes, the interview was far too soft and lame overall. Sad that a talented news professional let MTG off so easy. So many opportunities were missed.

[@stephaniek2913]

EXACTLY!!!! It was unbearable to watch. Of course we all privately rolled our eyes. As a professional journalist, it was her duty to push MTG into a corner and embarrass the hell out of her for having no supportive facts or sources for her defamatory statements.

[@sandbridgekid4121]

I paused watching 60 Minutes, possibly indefinitely after the Greene. BothSiderism is a Cancer.

[@mikusoxlongius]

No free speech for people you don't agree with. You got an Uncle named Adolf?

[@karenryder6317]

Another way to describe the "BothSiderism cancer" is through the concept of false equivalency. Having a mature, intelligent conservative (yes there are some) to represent the other side of liberalism is true equivalency. The rantings of a school yard "mean girl" does not deserve to be showcased or given credibility. The likely reason 60 Minutes behaved so irresponsibly as to air this drivel was to boost the program's viewership--just another journalistic sell out.

[@edwardsmarcom]

Leslie blames the critics for "seeing a picture" and making a judgement. No, Leslie, you did not push back on her. You did NOT delve into her racist, antisemetic tropes. Retire.

[@sandarahcatmom9897]

Oh come on, let's hear the great verbal performance skills you have going for you. Stop it with the ageist b.s. it's too easy and not much better than pulling out the race card.

[@leagarner3675]

You think she should retire because she can't make a mistake and then correct it?

[@ftjax]

She just blew it, she failed to call out MTG regardless if it pissed her off or not.. So MTG won the interview..... thanks to CBS

[@lornadryden5650]

She takes no responsibility for not pushing back

[@50farrell]

''....but has plenty of excuses

[@mikusoxlongius]

You argue with Truth? Not good odds.

[@rsearun2620]

Indeed. She doubles down on it. Her poise and charm ate all the more infuriating. She could have shredded her but consciously chose not to.

[@RM-xf9gi]

She rolled her eyes. She thinks that was enough push back on the liar.

[@SandraWade666]

She is arrogant

[@benskelly8892]

He nails her, over and over - she really didn’t do her journalistic duty

[@kaysmith6868]

I didn't see any of that. I saw only the interview. Marjorie Taylor Greene has a dangerous weapon. Her voice. And you enhanced that voice with your interview. I have always, for the most part, respected you. You let us down on this one!

[@patriciawestcot2017]

Agree! Her important position is to give facts when she can prove facts. To bring the truth out and go from there. Spewing mistruthes and not questioning the guest is a huge let down for you as a journalist that I have respected for years and years.

[@martylesnick2032]

VERY DISAPPOINTED IN LESLIE STAHL SHE NEVER CALLED THE LIES OUT!!!! MIKE WALLACE WOULD NEVER HAVE LEFT THOSE LIES ALONG.

[@barbaras2669]

Greene would never have agreed to an interview with Mike Wallace.

[@carolbridge7768]

Actually, Leslie, the come back to these outrageous lies is to demand evidence.

[@billyboy1093]

My thought exactly, it's just that easy.

[@SandraWade666]

Yes!!! Thank you.

[@rebeccaj.wright3511]

When I saw the promos for this 60 Minutes piece I groaned because I knew MTG would outplay Leslie Stahl, and sure enough, she did. Stahl's "pushback" on Greene's predictable "Democrats are groomers" allegation was such weak tea, you couldn't; even call it strong water. Pathetic. 60 minutes was totally out maneuvered. Don't platform insidious propagandists.

[@barbeez2886]

A pathetic response knowing full well what she was going to say. It's not like we all don't know all the same crap she spouts all the time. 🤮

[@billboyle1588]

Leslie like Marjorie? i.e. I Equivocate??

[@TheSafetySmith]

You had a chance to push back on her outrageous lies. You did not.

[@ryanreedgibson]

Lesley, you dropped the BALL BIGTIME! I mean, you had MTG in front of you! And what did you do? You gave her legitimacy! Personally, I would have taken her out, but that just gives me the same amount of legitimacy as YOU!

[@ftjax]

Leslie sure fumbled the ball with MTG

[@sp6990]

She blew it. Sat there like a sloth. It was like someone from Home & Gardens interviewing Darth Vader.

[@mikusoxlongius]

He's right, again.

[@poopickerupper3338]

I think Leslie knows she was unprepared to take on Marge and she failed terribly in the interview

[@billyboy1093]

Yet she said with pompous arrogance that she was happy with the interview. I didn't realize she thought so highly of herself, she's disgusting!

[@mikusoxlongius]

Your side got it's nose rubbed in it and you hate for normies to see it.

[@tammyburke9453]

They seem to be friends so Good on Jeff calling her out! Ppl criticized leslie for a very Bad interview not bc she had Mtg on the show! That crazy lady should be on and GRILLED not coddled like LS did.😮

[@sheribellagee9998]

Not just normalizing, but elevating and rewarding that garbage person. I don't care what you say. t was wrong to interview Green.

[@tammyburke9453]

..'whatta ya gonna say? So i rolled my eyes'. HUH? You say Directly! That is a LIE. You are acting irresponsible as a current member of Congress to utter that sentiment in pvt and in public it is far worse including Dangerous! Wtf leslie! Roll my eyes 😩.

[@janetgale4522]

"whatta ya gonna say" So I rolled my eyes" Oh Leslie, you would never get by my mother.

[@SandraWade666]

Amen. I wish more of these so called journalists were like Jonathan Swan, who pushed back on Trump's insane claims

[@Jean-qu1qw]

Giving MTG a platform to spew her lies on 60 Minutes without a minimum of pushback was simply disgusting

[@mikusoxlongius]

Truth hurts.

[@gilmaguirola]

😂

[@rsearun2620]

Stahl's response in this interview is an indictment of journalism.

[@B_Bodziak]

@@rsearun2620 No kidding. She might as well have raised her hands up and proclaimed, "Not me! Iake zero decisions from the trailer to the final piece!". It's as if she thinks we're as dumb as Murdoch thinks his viewers are.

[@Jewell711]

Absolutely! Leslie could have said, "Marj, what do you hope to accomplish with these ridiculous comments!?"

[@lefty2460]

She blew it!

[@sunnyD4103]

She didn't blow it. She let MTG blow it on her own ... I think it was a smart play by Stahl - " Let her sink her own ship"

[@angelapalmer6782]

​@@sunnyD4103 A journalist's job is to call them out. She let Marjorie traitor Greene slander people with absolutely no push back. It made it seem like she agreed with her. It was a awful interview.

[@dustin9132]

​@@sunnyD4103 Lololol you don't get it.

[@billboyle1588]

Lay down Leslie says, it's all about entertainment, now. "'Facts'?? FACT,...I'm ready for my closeup!!"

[@johnwalker4642]

@@billboyle1588 An empty comment.

[@merriferrell2818]

Part of the impression was that your network styled her sympathetically.

[@ziggy33399]

Why wouldn’t they ? She’s great 👍🏼

[@pierre-charlesleonhart8357]

@@ziggy33399 LMFAO huff that copium long and hard

[@billboyle1588]

Wouldn't it be rich if shortly after the interview, paparazzi captured Lesley getting out of her limo' proudly wearing an all-too-familiar-looking fluffy, white, fur coat?

[@ziggy33399]

@@billboyle1588 oh, yes .

[@pierre-charlesleonhart8357]

@@billboyle1588 paparazzi? It’s K street, dingus, not beverly hills

[@KASH10043]

She didn't redeem herself for that pitiful so-called interview of MTG. I realize that she has a limited amount of control as she's an employee but she handled herself so poorly, it was embarrassing to watch. She lost my respect as a journalist that day.

[@hammill444]

Absolutely agree.

[@billboyle1588]

Leslie stalled journalism on the train tracks.

[@patriciakoutelakis4142]

As a regular viewer of 60 minutes I did NOT watch the MTG interview. Ms Stahl’s explanation that MTG is a powerful politician is completely wrong….by giving her air time you legitimise her antics. She is absolutely unqualified to hold Congressional office. She is an embarrassment.

[@rsearun2620]

This interview is embarrassing for Stahl.

[@Robert-ex2qp]

"Putting MTG on the air was the gottcha"! Perfectly said. I watched as much of the 60 Min. interview as I could until I wanted to throw-up. How MTG got elected shows how last America is in education.

[@melissalouish]

Exactly!!

[@susananderson2607]

Your right

[@lindaestoll1104]

Everyone thinks “education “ is the answer- but what education? Many of his supporters are lawyers, Supreme Court judges. In my family they are Advanced math teachers with Master degrees, people with chemistry degrees that are computer programmers, people with business degrees, nursing degrees…. Education? I don’t see the connection. We need people with common sense that vote in order to fight extremism on both side.

[@Robert-ex2qp]

@@lindaestoll1104 The people with higher education are the biggest offenders on controlling people I have experienced this first hand through my ultra conservatives parents and their like minded friends. Keep the poor poor and stupid. Have you ever watched the debates in rural states and the lack of educated people running for office? After watching debates across our country I better understand how some politicians keep getting reelected for decades, the gene pool of educated candidates is dismal. I saw an interview with Liz Cheney who finally admitted the number of uneducated candidates running for office shows the decline in the gene pool for the future of our government. Not a fan of Liz Cheney but glad to see she broke ranks to confront trump. Look at the refugees being elected is a scary path we are heading down. This lack of education covers all parties in every state.

[@moey.10]

Yes, where are the Mike Wallaces at 60 Minutes anymore? Brian Tyler Cohen would've done a very respectable job of pushing back with facts on MTG's BS. Re Lesley's explanation that most criticism came with the interview's teaser: Many ppl DID watch the interview and the infamous "eye roll" which informed their criticism that she did not push back nearly enough on MTG lies and BS. She should have been prepared with research and facts to confront her on her repeated false claims and spin.

[@50farrell]

She allowed MTG to have her temper tantrum and chose to move on. A mistake.

[@billyboy1093]

Brian Tyler Cohen is great and Jon Stewart would have rolled right over her.

[@SgtD1981]

Barbara Walters would have challenged everything that came out of Greens mouth.

[@MrMarkOlson]

Margerie Greene is a living example of the sad state of her constituents. They do not like the state of their lives and the worsening of their opportunities so they lash out for change by electing Greene, yet lack the knowledge or understanding to realize Marge is the last person who will help regular people instead of the rich.

[@cherylgrec9701]

EXACTLY. the MAGA republicans exist to take care of the rich and agitate the disenfranchised into agreeing with their made up lies and hatred directed at anyone who is trying to help the ENTIRE country. Anyone who thinks the Trump administration benefited anyone but the rich is so sadly mistaken. The stock market and economy is cyclical and goes up and down when either party is in the White House. When the supposedly unbiased media gives platforms to spew hatred, no wonder no one is sure what to believe, especially the uninformed. Sad, sad days for democracy when the former President of this beautiful country encourages hatred and sedition.

[@mary-leelutz4911]

Marjorie Greene had no challengers for the job. The Democrat candidate withdrew from the race.

[@natashawinton5987]

Not right. Dr. Charles Lutin challenged her. He is Vanderbilt and Duke educated, served as a flight surgeon in Afghanistan and is a very intelligent and normal individual. He got very few votes in the primary.

[@natashawinton5987]

I have known him for 25 years

[@skyjuiceification]

Well said.

[@womensspaces]

What motivated her to even interview this woman? Sorry I am not impressed. There is no excuse at all. Give air time to those who are going to make a difference and not those who would destroy others. Again I am not impressed and we need women who will do interviews with people who encourage not discourage.

[@amyfromindy]

If I could like your comment 1000 x's I would! So perfectly stated while getting straight to the heart of matter.

[@tammyburke9453]

Hated her mtg interview bc she was too soft, did not press mtg with REAL FACTS and current bs behavior mtg does Daily!!!! This was NOT a good 60 min interview. I was disgusted by it and im a LS fan. It was BAD, Leslie 😮

[@leagarner3675]

is there a well-done MTG interview that we can compare it to?

[@50farrell]

60 Minutes has lost it's elevated position. Catering to loss of democracy and rise of autocracy with this puff piece on a very serious subject. So very disappointed in this piece.

[@nikki1611]

She so poorly represented strength and command of women. She was like a withering dead flower. A man would have NEVER allowed a psychopath to drive that interview! She has every excuse not to deal with the truth!

[@nikki1611]

What is she talking about?!! Trumps numbers have increased. Also, like herself the so called media elevates the lowest among us! Trump can still win, thanks to her moronic I know everything type!

[@l.medina6251]

Not watching. Stahl treated Green, who's a serial liar, with kid gloves. No pushback on her unsubstantiated hate filled verbal diarrhea or even a request to TRY to substantiate her absurd claims! Stahl doesn't have the right to call herself a journalist or news reporter.

[@PegasusID]

A REAL journalist asks focused, challenging follow-up questions. Stahl just rolled her eyes. A career-ending eye-roll.

[@dustin9132]

Yeah she's completely out of touch. She approached it as if it would only be seen by reasonable people, who understand that Greene is trash. She kept saying "our audience...." WTF do you mean, "your audience?" It's 2023. 60 minutes isn't only accessible to the handful of old people who actually watch it on TV when it airs. The American Reich viewed this as a triumph, because being on 60 Minutes means "you've made it." And her eye rolls, to the MAGA Faithful, that's an indication that "she couldn't refute what Greene said." This lady just doesn't understand today's political or media environment.

[@billboyle1588]

Her bankroll equates with her eye roll. She's so comfortable, she doesn't have to work. Why; she argues here, should she apologize for effectively looking in the mirror?

[@uptick888]

Pegasus but a journalist job is not to argue

[@dustin9132]

@@uptick888 Argue, no, but pushback and follow-up and fact-check, yes.

[@PegasusID]

@@uptick888 No, a journalist's job is to GET ANSWERS. Sometimes a second, third or fourth question is required.

[@violabeth]

Leslies network is one of many who allow bothsides. Thank goodness for MSNBC and MeidasTouch.

[@MaryRoseLaughing]

Second that.

[@moey.10]

Agreed. "Both sides" might have made sense 20 years ago when the GOP was relatively "normal", but most of the GOP who are regularly interviewed on TV now are spewing outright lies and are rarely pushed back forcefully enough. The ones who do push back are on KZbin, who are commenting on these interviews. Unfortunately, the lies are not corrected in real time, and the audience who really need to see the corrections are not watching these YT channels

[@moey.10]

Nor would they believe the corrections anyway..

[@tonisodano5472]

WE ARE GROSSED OUT BY YOUR INTERVIEW ACROSS THE BOARD !

[@ionizer24]

Stahl’s conversation with Empty Gee was a reprehensible normalization and non-critical presentation of MTG’s fascist viewpoint. Fascists don’t need to be normalized, or “both sides” ever.

[@saycibon]

I'm sorry, the first question should have been, "Lesley, why'd you allow MTG to continue lying without calling her out?" Very cowardly then, more so now for not even addressing that. Shame!

[@joannek6267]

Her name is Leslie. Not Lesley.

[@saycibon]

@@joannek6267 Look it up, Joan. Oops, I meant Joanne. It is Lesley. That is all.

[@50farrell]

...and if you had tape on her refusal to answer questions why would you edit it out?

[@josephguberman6959]

I know one thing you can say to her: you're nuts!

[@markp2827]

I really think she needs to read the comments here. I've never watched her be interviewed before,, and she really is coming across like, I don't really care what anyone thinks.. I agree with other comments here. The eye rolling and not throwing back falsehoods in MTG's face was appalling at best. I for one will never watch her again.

[@lydias2012]

I like Leslie but she dropped the ball on this one. I am mean no response to "All democrats are pedophiles" other than blowing out her breath.

[@nancygilliland4002]

60 minutes made an inappropriate decision to give green a highlighted interview

[@84moondance]

Someone every day needs to remind the people of District 14 that Marjorie Taylor Greene is a detriment, not a benefit to them or the country. Someone needs to shine a light on them always since they were the ones who decided to reelect this horrible person.

[@PatsySelf-cj6fj]

Some of us in the 14th District did not vote for MTG. I knew the first time I saw her Campaign ad that she is crazy like a fox. She knows the ignorance of the people her politics appeals to, so she feeds them with all of these lies they want to hear. I never voted for her and will never vote for her.

[@mikusoxlongius]

John Fetterman in on a Banking Committee... Money troubles inbound.

[@deeneyugn4824]

One man junk is another treasure.

[@susananderson2607]

About time georgia gets her votes out

[@susananderson2607]

@@deeneyugn4824 marg is junk

[@georgiewalker1069]

I really appreciate this discussion. I am still completely flummoxed by MTG and her hate speech. SHE IS A DISGRACE TO WOMANHOOD and I am also trying to digest the continued support for Trump. I hope your reporting will expose Trump more and more as to his treason.

[@mariannegill3033]

What is a woman?

[@johneynon7018]

MAGA.....Biden administration for prison along with Obamas and the Clintons and Bush families.

[@adrianeunderwood1891]

Geez Leslie, first. I never saw a commercial before watching your interview. That comment explains nothing. Further, Jesse helms, even David Duke pale, pale into irrelevance in relations to Marjorie Taylor Green. An insurrection, a liar, a Putin associate, a danger to our country. You went too far.

[@RTfromIL]

just an FYI, in case we all forget -- Jesse Helms: NC Senator, 1973 to 2003; chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 1995 to 2001; completely opposed to federal intervention into legislating integration via the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and suffrage with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The man was long-time hater of everyone other than white Christian straight men.

[@barbaras2669]

No, Leslie Stahl didn't go far enough. Greene rolled right over her. She needed to look the devil in the face and denounce her. If she believes Greene is so powerful, Stahl needed to expose her on national tv instead of molly coddling Greene.

[@Cerceify]

Thank you. I am also so worried that I avoid Georgia and I cannot watch Green interview.

[@Logic-km7ui]

And therein lies the problem: the formulaic profile. MGT is not a normal elected official, and yes, to treat her as such "normalizes" the aberrant. By relying on old-style journalistic practices -- which predate the current political climate in which false narrative trumps facts -- mainstream media are allowing misinformation to poison public discourse. Stahl talks about why it's important for us to know what leaders think. True enough, but the more their thoughts stray from reality, the harder the reporter must work to challenge them. Stahl didn't do that. She treated Greene like a normal politician. "60 Minutes," like the rote Sunday morning news shows, have not kept up with the times.

[@davidswift7776]

A very intelligent and elegant news person for more than 50 years…. it is nearly impossible to have a rational interview with someone that is not rational. Unfortunately, she chose to be non confrontational with the irrational MTG, sadly. Thank you for this 4:39 great interview 👍

[@rsearun2620]

This is a good interview that gave Stahl the opportunity to shoot herself in the foot. She seized the opportunity.

[@olindalee4941]

It’s a horrifying thought that Trump could become President of the United States again.

[@SandraWade666]

Yes and he can partially because of hacks like Stahl

[@johneynon7018]

MAGA in 2024

[@SandraWade666]

@@johneynon7018 way to advertise what a dodo you are

[@j.pejoro4909]

I lost my admiration to her. What MTG was saying were lies. She just let it sip away. Why not ask proof for the lies? Go deeper and ask follow-up questions one after another. Not just roll your eyes.

[@Ludivine664]

I like Ms Stahl but I didn't think she really challenged M. Greene and her despicable behavior and speech. I was disappointed in the outcome of that interview.

[@josephrenee4808]

Loos a lot of respect for this lady

[@lordfarquaad8267]

A simple response to challenge outlandish claims is “where/how did you get this information?” And then walk them to where they incriminate themselves, or to where the rhetoric devolves.

[@billyboy1093]

People saw us walking and made up their minds before the interview that it was friendly, WTF? Give me a break Stahl, it was a chicken-hearted fluff piece! Eye rolling is not push-back, calling her out on her lies and fact checking is your damn job, do it or retire!

[@SandraWade666]

Well said. Time for Stahl to go. I hope she's reading these comments

[@robynrains7252]

Sorry see and hear enough of the mtg circus and don’t want to see her given more of a platform 🤨🤔

[@patticake5944]

Have always liked Ms Stahl, but, was dissapointed in her mtg interview.

[@BobQuigley]

Sixty minutes today is a shadow of it's former self. Stuck in a model that just doesn't connect with the world as it is. Full of itself as it fades away. Oblivious to the greater world of 8 billion precious humans. Disconnected from our current times

[@jonwhitney9559]

I only watched a few moments of Stahl's interview with MTG- but I did not see much push-back from Stahl against Greene's Vitriol .

[@cynthiarowley719]

60 minutes lost me, with Dan. 😢

[@celebratelife8436]

putting her on the air was not a gotcha especially when the response to her non sense and hatred was just a roll of eyes instead of fact checking her or creating an argument to the lies and misinformation

[@gladysmercer2788]

I have always admired Leslie however I cannot justify her interview with MTG who is a horrible person, Leslie did not challenge Margie on her bigoted, racist, conspiracy theory and her lies. Leslie did not push back on her at all! She disappointed all of us!

[@memnochthedevil5809]

She can say whatever she wants but as a viewer she dropped the ball and she knows it ! disappointing

[@williamsimms5288]

I just mentioned Eric Severied in a reply to a comment made longing for the old days of Walter Cronkite. My mother always watched CBS. I was super young and found The voices very comforting to fall asleep to in the middle of the family room floor. Ahh! Those were great days indeed. Thank You LS for u all do and have done for Journalism and The US and us. You're The Goods!

[@pamelaroyce5285]

THE SOUND IS TOO LOW!!!!

[@lorihayes1419]

I do my best to find multiple sources in order to verify what I hear or read. Whenever possible I use court documents, transcripts, audio and history. As long as I do that I can make an educated decision on what I expect the interviewer to listen to and what I believe they should have forcefully pushed back on. If they don’t push back on things that have been debunked multiple times then I take issue with the interviewer and will be much more skeptical in listening or trusting what they say or who they choose to bring on. There are things where there are not two sides. Actual facts must be established and interviewers can’t allow those facts to be replaced with nonsense, conspiracy theories and lies. To allow this serves no one and can (and often does) perpetuate the lies. There are things that are provable. There must be a line or these people receive a level of undeserved credibility just by being interviewed by someone credible and respected.

[@50farrell]

Tim Russert.

[@barbaras2669]

Amen

[@tonisodano5472]

THATS EXACTLY THE POINT WE DO NOT TRUST YOU ! You proved us CORRECT!!! Extremely sad to an END to an historic career . Seriously, we have had ENOUGH OF ANYONES BS !

[@kirkmartin4005]

They put MTG on 60 Minutes for one reason, ratings it had nothing to do with journalism.

[@janetgale4522]

seems that way now, doesn't it?

[@nyworker]

As a born and raised New Yorker, to see these two born and raised northeasterner senior members of the NY based media have these "eagle has landed" moments over Nixon, MTG, Trump, Thatcher and Reagan is amazing. Before the dominance of media in the 20th Century, people were "messaged" by their priest, rabbi, minister, teachers, parents and community. In other words our values were personal or based within our local groups. Not a values system being imposed on us by a media that creates news as a product; or by two political partys and all of the spinoff organizations that have bifurcated the country into basically two opposing systems of thought and values.

[@orriebeck5002]

Thank you for that compliment. I’ve been watching 60 mins with my father every Sunday night. Am now 62 years old. Still watch 60 mins love this show. God Bless you all

[@gordonakers8247]

As a Great great GREAT Grandmother, let me the FRIST person to join your new organization! Thank you Lesley! 🇺🇸💯

[@SophieBird07]

Green isn’t powerful. She is just crude and loud because you give her a platform.

[@scottlarson281]

Not sure how this could be effectively accomplished, but think about jury selection and/or prep. Think about what the jurors or prospective jurors know about a pending case. Emphasize that what the jurors ultimately decide HAS TO be based solely on what they hear in court. Now apply that here. Ask people who have no idea who Marjorie Taylor Greene is what they think of her based SOLELY on what was represented by the Stahl interview. They'd undoubtedly have no clue whatsoever who Greene is as a person, or what she represents. Their opinions about Greene would absolutely be more positive than ANY rational opinions about Greene ought to be. That means this interview was a complete failure. It's that simple.

[@tonisodano5472]

Cmon even her comments tells us , SHE HAS LEARNED NOTHING !!!

[@leslieroberts4767]

Has Leslie thought of asking her for evidence for court if she is sued for slander?

[@vsquare5653]

I too agree with the rest of the comments. I have liked, watched and respected Lesley over the years, but she truly dropped the ball by not holding Green accountable for her comments. Lesley don’t defend yourself on this one. Acknowledge your lack of judgment, isn’t that how we learn to improve, even as we get older. I am former journalist and disappointed in Lesley and 60 minutes. It’s not that people shouldn’t know about MTG, it’s that you should have done a better job at pinning her down on her crazy thoughts and comments.

[@kentdunne1320]

On the subject of watching only in your silo, when I found myself "wound up" by a channel very consistently, I changed my station. Found network news a little better, just facts were better on PBS and NPR. I really became mote aware of someone "winding me up" to be a feeling between my shoulders.

[@KarenMcMillan]

The fact that Lesley Stahl still believes she did a good job of interviewing MTG tells me she didn’t, and maybe doesn’t learn. Note,she didn’t answer Jeff Greenfield’s key question about “normalizing”MTG. By avoiding that question she avoids a HUGE issue, and becomes part of the “nice people on both sides” crowd. I also believe Jeff better understood the point on “bad press is still press” (repeated by her furor Tr$&mp many years ago) The “audience of one” was a secondary, not the key benefit. Ms Stahl has much to learn from Jeff Greenfield. He perfectly modeled the tact & savvy he spoke of in challenging with powerful questions, examples and facts. I hope she listened & learned. Proving Stahl May be a long-term face of media but not the brains. No Jeff Greenfield or Barbara Walters! On “pandering” many may only want to hear what they want to hear, but many of us still want facts & true journalism, without normalizing that which harms people, and populations.

[@janetgale4522]

Exactly ! "Nice people on both sides"!! (whew) We (our country) is not in the middle of a debate. We are in the process of a domestic terrorist attack. There is a tremendous lack of training and skill in our journalists. I so agree with Karen McMillan.

[@mikusoxlongius]

Durham report vindicates Trump...

[@donatwood7207]

I absolutely loved this program! (80 year old male democrat) great job😊👍❤️

[@26beegee]

Brilliant interview.

[@sreinstedler]

She fxxxed up. She should of exposed mtg and question her views

[@leagarner3675]

Can you point to a mtg interviewer that does a better job? I am truly looking.

[@TraveisaBlue]

It really isn’t journalism. It is infotainment and serves to make fascism acceptable.

[@serenadevon]

Y'all need to get a life. MGT is not afraid to call out corrupt & unfair politicians that hides current administrations agenda!! We need more like her in Congress!!

[@suzannepoffel2160]

Thanks you❤

[@muc405]

The interview sucked and apparently the best footage was left on the editing room floor. That whole interview was weak.

[@EdwardCheek]

Stahl rolled over with Marge which gave Marge a very underserving leg up

[@garysantos7053]

I wished Jeff Greenfield didn’t insistently hover over Lesley and let Lesley speak for herself.

[@pamlewis1183]

I'm worried, too. I have been for a few years. Our country seems to be moving towards fascism...WAY to the right. It's frightening.

[@mikusoxlongius]

You haven't noticed the border, the jabz or the Transgender BS?

[@houdiniwho]

Jordan Klepper definitely is better at push back. Helen Thomas was the best white house correspondent. After Leslie’s interview with MTG I am convinced she’s possibly wearing a MAGA hat.

[@markrrfarquhar]

This is so meta. I like Lesley Stahl and remember the piece she did way back in 1984 about the audience response to the Reagan interview. I thought and think it was powerful. All of the things they talk about people not wanting to listen to views they do not agree with completely matches the way she responded to MTG interview criticism. Really amazing.

[@jamesgiugliano1636]

Jeff Greenfield is a gift to our republic. Thank you, Jeff. PS: please return to PBS Newshour Weekend. We miss you.

[@OhWowSheesh]

Brian Tyler Cohen would have been unrelenting on MTG. Wish he had done the interview.

[@Gwen2010ish]

News was not originally a cost center. It was the public good that had to be provided in exchange for licensing.

[@elizabethdaniels51]

This whole interview is so disturbing. Leslie Stahl starts off by saying she does not like being interviewed and she would rather interview him. She sets the whole tone by basically saying she is not going to enjoy this. She also comes off as full of herself because she can not admit how much she failed the MTG interview. She let the American people down by not pressing MTG and instead allowed her to have a platform for her lies. Stahl’s attitude is smug during this interview. She often asks to change the subject and smile. Underneath her behavior is a very uncomfortable person, knowing she failed.

[@usa_kenyan]

These are two people I greatly respect. It was a bit of a challenge for me to overcome my preset admiration and try to apply a critical eye and ear to the points they were stating.

[@colleenbraun5792]

You put her on and let her spew her lies with NO confrontation. You just gave her power doing this. So disappointed with 60 Minutes.

[@rosecorrie2920]

sure, in her prime, but she’s passed that now.

[@a.sobriquet6220]

I must say, after watching this video, I have lost a great deal of respect for Lesley Stahl. She spends the entire interview defending herself rather than trying to take on board any legitimate criticism of her 60 minute interview. She can’t seem to process it or take any responsibility for something she might have done wrong.