'60 Minutes': Trump Says No Plans to Escalate Iran War, Defends Israeli Leadership (Connecting the Dots: 60 Minutes, CBS & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

'60 Minutes': Trump Says No Plans to Escalate Iran War, Defends Israeli Leadership (Connecting the Dots: 60 Minutes, CBS & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

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By Newsmax Wires    |   Monday, 09 November 2026 09:21 AM EST

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-iran-war/2026/11/09/id/1275614/

60 Minutes: Trump Denies Making Billions Improperly

By Newsmax Wires    |   Monday, 09 November 2026 10:16 AM EST

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-cryptocurrency-investments/2026/11/09/id/1275625/

'60 Minutes': Trump Reflects on Death and Heaven

By Newsmax Wires    |   Monday, 09 November 2026 09:30 AM EST

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60 Minutes: Trump Says Russia-Ukraine Peace Coming, Rejects Claim Putin Stalling

By Newsmax Wires    |   Monday, 09 November 2026 09:34 AM EST

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-russia-ukraine/2026/11/09/id/1275617/

President Donald Trump expressed confidence that a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine could be reached soon, despite the continuing war, while suggesting Ukraine's borders could change under a potential settlement.

In a wide-ranging interview with CBS News' "60 Minutes" on Sunday, Trump defended his handling of the conflict, rejected suggestions that Russian President Vladimir Putin was deliberately delaying negotiations and blamed deep personal animosity between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for preventing an agreement.

"I believe we're very close to making a deal," Trump told interviewer Ross Douthat.

he interview came just days before Ukrainian, Russian, and American delegations were scheduled to meet in Abu Dhabi for their first negotiations since February.

Asked about the biggest obstacle to ending the war, Trump pointed to the relationship between the two leaders.

"It was the hatred between Zelenskyy and Putin," Trump said. "If I had been president that war would've never started. Zero chance."

Trump maintained that his personal relationships with both leaders would ultimately help produce an agreement.

"I believe that that war is going to end, and it's gonna end soon. And the only reason it's gonna end is because of me," he said.

Douthat pressed Trump on whether he trusted Putin or Zelenskyy more, but the president declined to choose.

"Well, I'd rather not say, but I get along with both," Trump responded.

When Douthat noted that Ukraine had been invaded by Russia and questioned whether Zelenskyy's hostility was more understandable, Trump acknowledged the point but also criticized what he described as disrespect toward Russia during an earlier meeting.

"Well, it is," Trump said, before adding that "there was great disrespect shown to Russia."

Douthat also questioned whether Putin was taking advantage of Trump's repeated promises to negotiate peace.

"Do you think he is stringing you along?" Douthat asked.

"Oh, I don't think so," Trump replied.

Trump rejected the suggestion that he had been insufficiently tough on Moscow, pointing to sanctions and trade restrictions.

"There's been nobody that's been tougher on Russia than me," he said.

The president also faced questions about his administration's decision to ease restrictions affecting Russian diesel exports, which critics argue could reduce economic pressure on Moscow.

Trump disputed the characterization that he had lifted sanctions, saying he had instead allowed Russian energy supplies to reach international markets.

"I made it possible for Russia to give not us, but to the world thousands and thousands of barrels of oil, of diesel, which it needed," Trump explained.

Perhaps most significantly, Trump suggested a negotiated settlement could involve territorial changes for Ukraine.

"I think we're gonna have it done, and I think it's gonna happen, and they're gonna end up with a little bit different shape Ukraine," he said.

Trump did not specify which territories might be affected or outline the concessions either side would need to make.

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George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations. 

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

Scott Pelley is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a correspondent for 60 Minutes.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Morton H. Halperin is a director at the ONE Campaign, a senior adviser for the Soros Open Society Foundations and served with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

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Susan A. Buffett is Warren E. Buffett’s daughter and a director at the ONE Campaign. 

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign. 

Morton H. Halperin is a director at the ONE Campaign, a senior adviser for the Soros Open Society Foundations and served with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank). 

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

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Scott Pelley is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a correspondent for 60 Minutes.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Michael R. Bloomberg was a donor for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, an advocate for the ONE Campaign and a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Diane Sawyer was a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, a co-anchor for the CBS Morning News and a co-anchor for 60 Minutes.

60 Minutes is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network.

Scott Pelley is a correspondent for 60 Minutes and an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Henry A. Kissinger was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a member of the Bohemian Club.

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Henrietta Holsman Fore is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a member of the Belizean Grove. 

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the Center for American Progress.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a supporter for the Center for American Progress and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

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Gayle E. Smith is a co-founder for the Enough Project, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and was the chief of staff for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

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Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a supporter for the Center for American Progress and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Center for American Progress and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Morton H. Halperin was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, served with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), is a senior adviser for the Soros Open Society Foundations, a director at the ONE Campaign and Newsmax’s Mark Halperin’s father.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Scott Pelley is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a correspondent for 60 Minutes.

Tom Brokaw is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and was  an anchor for the NBC Nightly News.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a political commentator at MSNBC (MS NOW).

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Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of Bloomberg LP, an advocate for the ONE Campaign and was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Diane Sawyer was a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, a co-anchor for the CBS Morning News and a co-anchor for 60 Minutes.

60 Minutes is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network.

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Ted Turner was the founder of CNN and a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

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Howard G. Buffett is Warren E. Buffett’s son and a director at the ONE Campaign. 

Susan A. Buffett is Warren E. Buffett’s daughter and a director at the ONE Campaign. 

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign. 

Morton H. Halperin is a director at the ONE Campaign, a senior adviser for the Soros Open Society Foundations and served with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank). 

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the International Rescue Committee.

Scott Pelley is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a correspondent for 60 Minutes.

Tom Brokaw is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and was  an anchor for the NBC Nightly News.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a political commentator at MSNBC (MS NOW).

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Michael R. Bloomberg was a donor for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, an advocate for the ONE Campaign and a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Diane Sawyer was a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, a co-anchor for the CBS Morning News and a co-anchor for 60 Minutes.

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Leslie Moonves was the president & CEO & director for CBS and a trustee at the Paley Center for Media.

William S. Paley was the chairman for CBS and the founder of the Paley Center for Media.

Howard Stringer was the president for CBS and is a trustee at the Paley Center for Media.

Patricia E. Mitchell is the president & CEO for the Paley Center for Media and the vice chair for the Sundance Institute.

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George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

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Newton N. Minow was director at CBS, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

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Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP and an advocate for the ONE Campaign. 

R. Eden Martin was counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Michael H. Jordan is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the chairman & CEO for CBS.

Lawrence H. Summers was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a director at the ONE Campaign.

Sheryl K. Sandberg was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a director at the ONE Campaign and

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a director at the ONE Campaign.

Helene D. Gayle is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a director at the ONE Campaign.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the and the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Scott Pelley is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a correspondent for 60 Minutes.

Tom Brokaw is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and was  an anchor for the NBC Nightly News.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a political commentator at MSNBC (MS NOW).

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Michael R. Bloomberg was a donor for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, an advocate for the ONE Campaign and a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Diane Sawyer was a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, a co-anchor for the CBS Morning News and a co-anchor for 60 Minutes.

60 Minutes is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network.

Resources: Past Research

Musk: '60 Minutes' Staff 'Liars,' 'Deserve Prison' (Connecting the Dots: USAID, CBS, 60 Minutes, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Bloomberg Family Foundation, The Commercial Club of Chicago, The FCC & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on 60 Minutes)

Monday, February 17, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/musk-60-minutes-staff-liars-deserve.html

Dr. Morton Halperin – J Street Education Fund (Connecting the Dots: J Street, Morton Halperin, The Open Society Foundations, Newsmax’s Mark Halperin, Rhonda (Randi) Weingarten, The ONE Campaign, MSNBC, ACLU, The Carnegie & Soros Funding) (Past Research on the ONE Campaign)

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/dr-morton-halperin-j-street-education.html

Saudi Arabia’s Richest Man With Ties to Barack Obama Thrown in Jail (Connecting the Dots: Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU), Ritz Carlton, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Cosmos Club, Senator Abdul El-Sayed, The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on the Carnegie Corporation of New York)

Sunday, November 8, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/11/saudi-arabias-richest-man-with-ties-to.html

CNN to Republicans: Drop Dead (Past Research on CNN & Jeff Zucker)

Saturday, January 11, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/01/cnn-to-republicans-drop-dead.html

CBS tweet about being 'ready to worship' Satanic Sam Smith raises eyebrows: 'Compromised by evil' (Connecting the Dots: CBS, Pfizer, Paley Center for Media & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on CBS)

Monday, February 6, 2023

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/02/cbs-tweet-about-being-ready-to-worship.html