Well, well, well—look who suddenly wants to play nice. Paramount, the media giant behind CBS and its left-wing darling 60 Minutes, is now scrambling to settle a $10 billion lawsuit with President Donald Trump after realizing that maybe, just maybe, deceptively editing an interview to prop up Kamala Harris wasn’t the brightest idea. And let’s be honest, it’s not because they’ve suddenly developed a conscience—it’s because they know Trump has them dead to rights, and they’re terrified of what happens if this lawsuit actually goes to trial.
At first, Paramount dismissed the case as a “stretch,” hoping it would just disappear like every other time the media gets caught manipulating the news. But now? With their big multibillion-dollar merger on the line and Trump holding all the leverage, they’re desperate to make this problem go away before he gets another four years in office. And it gets even better—Shari Redstone, the company’s controlling shareholder, strongly supports settling. Because nothing says “we have total confidence in our legal position,” like rushing to write a check before the judge even hears the case.
The best part? The left-wing staffers at 60 Minutes are absolutely furious about the idea of caving to Trump. And honestly, who can blame them? They’ve spent years being the attack dogs of the Democratic Party, masquerading as journalists while pushing one hit piece after another. Now, they’re watching their own network prepare to pay out a massive settlement, which not only validates Trump’s claims of Fake News but also sets a dangerous precedent for all the other propaganda outlets out there. If CBS has to pay up, who’s next?
But let’s not forget how we got here in the first place. 60 Minutes was caught red-handed deceptively editing Kamala Harris’s interview to make her sound like she had a coherent, polished response to a crucial foreign policy question about Israel. In reality, her answer was such an embarrassing, incoherent mess that they had to slice and dice it just to make it airable. And when Trump called them out on it, they predictably dismissed him—until, of course, they realized they were facing an actual legal battle that could expose their dirty tricks in court.
Trump wasn’t buying their excuses then, and he’s certainly not letting them off the hook now. In his classic style, he called for an immediate investigation, saying this was “the very definition of FAKE NEWS!” and that 60 Minutes had permanently destroyed its credibility. And he’s right—this isn’t just a mistake. This is deliberate manipulation. This is election interference, plain and simple. And if a conservative news outlet had done this to help Trump, you know the media would be screaming for arrests and congressional hearings.
And let’s talk about this “pattern” for a second. Paramount is just the latest media giant to quietly settle with Trump after spending years trying to destroy him. ABC News already paid him $15 million last month. And Meta, the company that loves censoring conservatives, just agreed to settle for $25 million this week. Does that sound like the actions of companies that were totally confident in their positions? Or does it sound like the slow, painful realization that Trump isn’t just going to sit back and let the media smear him without consequences anymore?
Meanwhile, CBS tried to memory-hole the entire scandal. In the promotional clip they released, Harris gave one answer to the question about Israel, but in the actual aired and published versions, that answer mysteriously disappeared, replaced with a completely different response. It was so blatant that even casual viewers could see what happened. And when the full interview finally came out, proving Trump’s point, CBS just hoped no one would notice. Spoiler alert: they noticed.
Remember Kamala’s word salad answer about Israel on 60 Minutes? It’s gone.
This is what many Americans will now see. pic.twitter.com/H4w7btDv6x
— MAZE (@mazemoore) October 8, 2024
Now, with all of this coming to light, Trump’s legal team is making it clear—this won’t be another case where the media gets away with twisting reality. “Real accountability for CBS and Paramount will ensure that the president is compensated for the harm done to him and will deter the Fake News from further distorting the facts to advance a partisan agenda,” his lawyer stated. And that’s the key here—deterring future lies. Because the media has spent years acting like they can manipulate elections, destroy reputations, and outright fabricate narratives without facing any real consequences. But suddenly, things aren’t looking so bulletproof anymore.
So here we are. CBS is preparing to write Trump a massive check, 60 Minutes staffers are throwing tantrums behind the scenes, and the mainstream media is realizing, much to their horror, that Trump isn’t just fighting back—he’s winning. And if this lawsuit is any indication, we’re about to see a whole lot more “Fake News” outlets learning the hard way that their lies come with a price tag.
