New Delhi, March 25 -- US President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to criticise 60 Minutes for airing an interview with actor George Clooney, calling him a "second-rate movie star" and dismissing the segment as a "total puff piece."

On Sunday, Clooney, a two-time Oscar winner, appeared on 60 Minutes to promote his upcoming Broadway debut in Good Night and Good Luck, where he plays legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow. The play explores the role of journalism in holding power accountable, a theme Clooney connected to the current political climate.

"When the other three estates fail, when the judiciary and the executive and the legislative branches fail us, the fourth estate has to succeed," Clooney said, emphasising the media's role ...