Trump demands ‘apology’ from ‘60 Minutes’ for dismissing Hunter Biden laptop story before doing another interview

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday demanded an “apology” from “60 Minutes” for dismissing The Post’s Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020, noting that he won’t do an interview with the TV news magazine until he gets one. 

“They came to me and would like me to do an interview but first I want to get an apology, because the last time I did an interview with them, if you remember, they challenged me on the computer,” Trump told reporters in Milwaukee.   

“They said the laptop from hell was from Russia, and I said, ‘It wasn’t from Russia. It was from Hunter,’” he added. “And I never got an apology.” 

Trump, 78, was referring to “60 Minutes” reporter Lesley Stahl admitting to him in a 2020 sitdown that she refused to cover The Post’s bombshell Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020 because “it can’t be verified.”

CBS News finally confirmed the authenticity of the laptop – which linked President Biden to his son Hunter and brother Jim Biden’s foreign influence-peddling – 769 days after The Post broke the story. 

The program claims that the Trump campaign had “agreed to sit down with 60 Minutes” – set to air on Oct. 7 – but backed out after “initially accepting” a request for an interview between the GOP nominee and reporter Scott Pelley. 

The Trump campaign disputes that account. 

“Fake News,” Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung wrote on X. “60 Minutes begged for an interview, even after they were caught lying about Hunter Biden’s laptop back in 2020.” 

“There were initial discussions, but nothing was ever scheduled or locked in,” he added. 

The program said that its election special, featuring correspondent Bill Whitaker interviewing Vice President Kamala Harris, will go on as planned without Trump. 

“I’d love to do ‘60 Minutes,’” Trump said of potentially reaching a last minute agreement with the program. “I do everything.” 

“I’ve asked them for an apology. Let’s see if they do it,” he added.