CBS, 60 Minutes and Bari Weiss
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CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss intervened to prevent 60 Minutes from airing a segment on the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador, and her many critics elsewhere in the media are worried that there's one obvious reason for such a call: appeasing President Donald Trump.
Bari Weiss argued that the segment wasn't ready because it mirrored previous reports by reputable publications and needed 'more' work done on it
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Bari Weiss Doubles Down After Backlash Over Scrapped 60 Minutes Story
Patel is moving like some kind of celebrity when the two most notable events of his tenure are the failure to quickly find and detain Charlie Kirk’s shooter and the Brown University shooter. Both instances saw Patel’s FBI go days with no leads until independent citizens came forward, leading to bipartisan questioning over Patel’s competence.
Bari Weiss, the polarizing new editor-in-chief of CBS News, has named the longtime network personality Tony Dokoupil to anchor the evening news chair, in a potential sign of how Weiss’ pro-Israel views may be reshaping the network’s news priorities.
Weiss told staff the piece failed to present the Trump administration’s case and would have “done our viewers a disservice” if it aired as is.