Diane Sawyer Interviewed Trump In 1999

Ahead of her upcoming report on 'My Reality: A Hidden America,' Diane Sawyer tells Stephen what it was like interviewing a pre-presidential Donald Trump way back in 1999.

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[claytonis]

I desperately want to see this interview unedited. Also, I am a trucker and it is appalling as to the amount of sexism and overall abuse females in the industry have to endure. But, Diane is right... There are many of us male truckers that want to join the fight on women's behalf. We're not all creeps.

[MehOMy]

When Diane Sawyer is on you know you are not here for the comedy but to hear her take on things. You could hear a pin drop in that studio. That is true respect.

[sule_musty]

Thanks to Colbert's elder sister for getting him intrested in politics from an early age

[siddharthpillay]

What a beautiful and eloquently poised lady. Truly, news anchors were cut from a different cloth back in the day.

[chrisgarty]

Diane Sawyer is getting interviewed, but she is such a good reporter that she manages to pull that story from Stephen about his older sister getting him interested in politics when he was a kid. Thanks Diane!

[thandie]

Stephen loves his brothers and sister and they seem to have had a huge impact on his life. How lovely.

[bebopsbaby]

As an ex trucker, i know that womans fear. 24 yr old solo driver. My family is full of truckers so its in my blood. My dad warned me about being careful, being that hes been on the road since he was 16, and saud there are many that still see trucking as a mans world, trust yiur instincts and never let anyone in your truck or corner you at truck stops/rest areas. Be alert at all times. Thank God I was never assaulted, im sure i still left myself in situations that it could have happened, but i met some wonderful older guys, mostly from my own company, and even some loading dock & security house guys who i seen alot since i had a dedicated/jit runs that took me under thier wing and made my days trucking something ill fondly remember for the rest of my life. Bless the drivers still keeping it between the ditches, i miss it greatly.

[JR-ghlp]

I Diane Sawyer, such a classy, well spoken, articulate and compassionate person. I miss her on Good Morning America, she and Charlie were main reason for watching. She can interview someone in a respectful and straight forward manner. Her questions were always relevant and quick/ sharp.

[everycoLor_]

I am a woman painter and was @ a 5 star hotel in the engineering department and pushed out. Had two managers fired, for multiple reasons, and then continued to be harassed by a third supervisor...had a "soft exit" with the hotel, forced to quit a job I otherwised loved and excelled at. I searched out possible representation and found all the attorneys in the area are members at this hotels golf club, and therefore was impossible and gave up. Hope another woman won't ever have to endure what I went through there. I was working with the security department head; things were so bad.

[NewMessage]

It's good that we still have a few folks around who remember how real news was reported, way back when.

[bootsierosenweig]

Thanks Colbert got the same Watergate lesson I did. I’d come home from elementary school and my mother sat we down to watch and explained why it was important to watch and understand.

[strangewayfaringstranger]

She seems like one of the few good reporters left and not mired in scandal. She has a good heart it seems.

[milberyp.]

I can listen to Diane Sawyer for hours. Still so classy, and beautiful.

[Lalzparty]

I love Diane Sawyer. She is just fantastic!

[rubbersidedown]

Thank God Trump didn't handle 9/11

[rjpsuh]

Diane was at CBS News from 1978 to 1989. She used to be on 60 Minutes before heading to ABC News in 89 as one of the anchors of PrimeTime Live

[EM-pykm]

I am happy to see all the others here so enthusiastically saying what I feel which is that Diane Sawyer is just the best!

[noras.]

Ms Sawyer is still such a classy women and excellent reporter! Love this woman!

[mariaa.]

I love Diane Sawyer. She is the definition of class, elegance, and intelligence.

[michaelcharlesmiller]

The full unedited interview would be great.