Episode
60 Minutes: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, President El-Sisi, An Unlikely Inventor
Overview
The rookie congresswoman challenging the Democratic establishment; then, Egypt's President El-Sisi denies ordering massacre in interview his government later tried to block; and, the unlikely, eccentric inventor turning inedible plant life into fuel
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 51
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 2019-01-06
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, President El-Sisi, An Unlikely Inventor is Episode 15 in Season 51 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2019-01-06. The runtime is 44 min.
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