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US President Donald Trump turned on CBS News anchor Norah O’Donnell during a White House interview on Sunday after she read aloud from a manifesto allegedly written by the man who breached security at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The manifesto referred to a “paedophile, rapist and traitor” without naming any individual directly.
The suspect, identified by officials as Cole Allen, had written a roughly 1,000-word note listing administration figures as targets “prioritised from highest-ranking to lowest.”
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The document expressed broad anger at the government but stopped short of naming the President or any official by name.
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Trump clashes with CBS over manifesto reading
When O’Donnell quoted the line – “I am no longer willing to permit a paedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes” – Trump’s tone shifted immediately.
“I was waiting for you to read that because I knew you would, because you’re horrible people. Horrible people,” he said.
“I’m not a rapist. I didn’t rape anybody.”
When asked whether he believed the passage referred to him, Trump did not respond directly. “I’m not a paedophile,” he added.
Trump also objected to what he described as attempts to link him to late financier Jeffrey Epstein, though neither the manifesto nor O’Donnell had mentioned Epstein by name during the exchange.
“You read that crap from some sick person,” he said. “I got associated with stuff that has nothing to do with me. I was totally exonerated.”
He also told O’Donnell directly: “You should be ashamed of yourself for reading that, because I’m not any of those things. You shouldn’t be reading that on ’60 Minutes.’ You’re a disgrace.”
Dinner security breach and suspect’s note
According to law enforcement officials, Allen breached security at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and was detained following a shooting involving federal agents on Saturday night.
Authorities said the roughly 1,000-word note attributed to him outlined administration figures as his targets, listed by rank.
While the document expressed anger towards the government, it did not name Trump directly. The note referred broadly to a “traitor” and included allegations of sexual misconduct without identifying any individual.
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