GOOD Morning America anchor George Stephanopoulos has shared a rare post on social media announcing a major update after some time away from the show.
George took to Twitter to share the news of his exclusive interview with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, 99, to be aired this week.
He tweeted: “I spoke to former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger about his new book, ‘Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy,’ his influential life, 50 years since Watergate and much more.”
Stephanopoulos’ interview comes as June 17, 2022, marked the 50th anniversary of Watergate – the 1972 break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at Washington DC’s Watergate Office Building.
The announcement was met with some criticism from Twitter users who accused Kissinger of alleged war crimes, however.
These accusations came to light in a book titled The Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens that came out in 2001.
Hitchens, wrote that Kissinger should be punished “for war crimes, for crimes against humanity, and for offenses against common or customary or international law, including conspiracy to commit murder, kidnap, and torture.”
Despite accusations, Kissinger has never been convicted of any such crimes. This is a contested debate since some Americans believe him to be a Cold War hero and others believe him to be a war criminal.
One commenter on Twitter said, “Really? Did u get around to his war crimes or just push his book?”
After sharing a clip from the interview, a Twitter user commented: “He apologized for everything? All the evil he’s done in his life?
“No?! Then why are you putting this into the world? Why are you giving this thoroughly disgraced man airtime?”
The interview is set to be aired on the ABC News Live website, Hulu and other streaming sites at 8.30pm tonight.
In the Twitter preview of the special, George said to Kissinger, “I interviewed you 25 years ago on the 25th anniversary of Richard Nixon’s resignation.
“We’re now at the 50th anniversary of Watergate. At the time you told me about the night before he resigned where you said ‘Mr. President history is going to teach you more kindly than the present-day.’ Do you still believe that?”
Kissinger replied: “When I said to him, ‘history will treat you better than your contemporaries did,’ I believed that.
“It’s foreign policy … it’s held up.”
Critics of Kissinger’s credibility are posing a boycott of the interview.
One commented said: “I would never sit and listen to anything Kissinger had to say.”
The new interview comes after George’s break leave from GMA.
The show anchor and his actress wife, Ali Wentworth, were recently on a European vacation, documented on Ali’s social media.
In one post, she shared of photo of her and her husband in Paris, captioning it: “Paris is for lovers.”
