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‘60 Minutes’ Interview With Marjorie Taylor Greene Prompts Backlash

‘INSANE’

“This is the type of normalizing that mainstream media did of segregationists,” reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones tweeted.

Marjorie Tayloor Greene stands in front of a microphone.
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60 Minutes is set to air an interview with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Sunday evening—and people across the media landscape are furious. In response to the news, The New York Times Magazine reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones tweeted, “this is the type of normalizing that mainstream media did of segregationists.” Meanwhile, Adam Kinzinger—CNN senior political commentator—called the decision to conduct the interview “insane.” Greene, a MAGA headliner who has a track record of promoting QAnon conspiracies, was interviewed by Lesley Stahl, whom she praised on Twitter on Saturday morning: “Leslie [sic] is a trailblazer for women in journalism. And while we may disagree on some issues, I respect her greatly.”

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