'CBS This Morning' Refuses To Let Donald Trump Phone In

[Stellar]

Yet NBC, MSNBC ABC, and Fox News do.

NEW YORK -- Donald Trump did not appear Tuesday on "CBS This Morning" because the network wouldn't let him phone in for the interview, continuing a policy it's held on to for the entirety of the 2016 race.

Trump gave interviews Tuesday to four other TV news shows by phone, a strategy he's employed throughout the election cycle. It's a convenient way for Trump to blanket the networks, which, given his ratings prowess, tend to be accommodating. Trump also benefits in these settings from being able to talk over interviewers more easily than if sitting down face to face.

During the 7 a.m. hour, Trump called in to NBC's "Today," ABC's "Good Morning America," Fox News' "Fox & Friends," and MSNBC's "Morning Joe." But he didn't appear "CBS This Morning," which had earlier promoted his appearance.

Executive Producer Chris Licht explained on Twitter that the show wouldn't similarly take the Republican candidate by phone.

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[Fred Sanders]

1. A good start to rebutting the fascism is not letting the fascism control the airwaves.