“60 Minutes” exposed the deep divisions that linger among Americans nearly a year after the presidential election. In her debut Sunday night as a “60 Minutes” special contributor, Oprah Winfrey traveled to Michigan to moderate a heated focus group. In a portion you will see only on “CBS This Morning,” Winfrey spoke with one participant, Jeff VanderWerff, who said the biggest danger to America is “we’ve lost the ability to debate freely.
”“To sit down and have intense, passionate, rational debates. And you know what? People may have feelings hurt. And we may really not like each other when we’re done. But when we stop having that ability, when we lose the ability to debate ideas, the republic is over,” VanderWerff told Winfrey.
“Is there a way for us all to reach some kind of common ground where all sides can be heard and that is possible? And if we could do that at this table, why isn’t it possible for Congress?” Winfrey asked.
“Well, the thing is, if — Oprah, if I wanna sell you a bushel of apples for $20 and you only wanna pay me $10, it does me no good if I say, ‘No, the price is $20,’ and I walk back to my truck. And it does you no good if you say, ‘Well, I’m only willing to pay $10.’ At some point we have to come together and figure out how we’re gonna get to $15, at some point,” VanderWerff said.
“Twelve dollars,” Winfrey responded.
“Fair enough!” VanderWerff said with a laugh. “And that’s what bothers me about Congress is you’ve got people over here saying, ‘No way ever.’ And you’ve got people saying, ‘No way ever.’ When you have a conversations with people… you…
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