Trump campaign denies it ever agreed to '60 Minutes' interview after CBS News claimed he backed out

The Trump campaign is denying that it had ever formally accepted the invitation for former President Trump to sit for a "60 Minutes" interview after CBS News claimed he had backed out.

"60 Minutes is scheduled to air a primetime election special on a Monday edition of the broadcast on Oct. 7 at 8 p.m… This year, both the Harris and Trump campaigns agreed to sit down with 60 Minutes," CBS News said in a statement released Tuesday. "Vice President Harris will speak with correspondent Bill Whitaker. After initially accepting 60 Minutes' request for an interview with Scott Pelley, former President Trump's campaign has decided not to participate. Pelley will address this Monday evening."

But according to Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung, that was "fake news."

"60 Minutes begged for an interview, even after they were caught lying about Hunter Biden’s laptop back in 2020," Cheung wrote on X. "There were initial discussions, but nothing was ever scheduled or locked in."

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CBS News did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Cheung was alluding to the testy exchange Trump had with veteran "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl, who dismissed the Hunter Biden laptop scandal during their interview just days before the 2020 election.

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At the time, Trump insisted that then-candidate Joe Biden was "in the midst of a scandal."

"He's not," Stahl gleefully replied.

"Of course he is, Lesley," Trump sternly doubled down.

"No, c'mon," Stahl continued to reject the president's claim, before lecturing him, "This is '60