House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., will sit down for his first television interview with “60 Minutes,” to be aired on Sunday, more than three months after he was shot during practice for the Congressional Baseball Game in June.
CBS’ Norah O’Donnell made the announcement on Wednesday’s “CBS This Morning.” According to the host, Scalise, his wife Jennifer, and doctors involved in saving his life are interviewed for the segment.
According to a spokesman, Scalise has not set a specific date to return to Capitol Hill. The Louisiana Republican remains at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in intensive rehab where he has been re-learning how to walk.
This Sunday, I’ll join @60Minutes to discuss my road to recovery since the attack on the baseball field in June. I hope you’ll tune in. pic.twitter.com/jcQnc1FSE9
— Rep. Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) September 27, 2017
However, Scalise has become more involved in recent weeks in political work. In late August, Scalise took part in his first House Republican caucus conference call.
Scalise and other Republicans attending a morning practice for the baseball game in Alexandria, Va., when James Hodgkinson of Belleville, Ill., began shooting at the players. Besides Scalise, three other people were wounded. Hodgkinson died of his wounds after a shootout with police.
