Trump is refusing to take part in a “60 Minutes” interview that presidential candidates have traditionally participated in over the past half century.

Trump’s decision comes after he initially agreed to take part in it. It also comes after his disastrous debate performance against Kamala Harris, and his flip-flop on having more debates.

Here’s the statement from “60 Minutes”

A Programming Note: 60 Minutes is scheduled to air a primetime election special on a Monday edition of the broadcast on October 7 at 8 PM. For over half a century, 60 Minutes has invited the Democratic and Republican tickets to appear on our broadcast as Americans head to the…

— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 1, 2024

The special airs on Monday, and as mentioned above, will still feature Harris, who agreed to be part of it without problem.

This is the same presidential special that Trump walked out of in the 2020 presidential campaign, after he got upset that the interviewer teased at the start that he’d be facing some “tough questions.”

Trump right before he bailed on the “60 Minutes” interview:

“Your first statement was ‘Are you ready for tough questions?’ That’s no way to talk.” pic.twitter.com/tdMCJGbf0o

— The Recount (@therecount) October 22, 2020

Imagine him having to deal with something serious, like, say, the job of being president and having to deal with a “tough” situation in the White House…