{"id":634,"date":"2026-06-03T17:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=634"},"modified":"2026-06-03T17:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:16:15","slug":"maga-curious-cbs-boss-blames-60-minutes-star-for-his-own-firing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=634","title":{"rendered":"MAGA-Curious CBS Boss Blames \u201860 Minutes\u2019 Star for His Own Firing"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Bari Weiss wants you to know that the decimation of the most trusted news source in America isn\u2019t her fault.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=632\">The Reason Donald Trump Should Be America\u2019s Last President<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The controversial editor-in-chief of CBS News is defending herself amid the firing of yet another 60 Minutes legend, Scott Pelley, who was shown the door on Tuesday after he confronted her and other executives over the network\u2019s rightward turn.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Weiss, however, chalked up his firing to circumstances beyond her control.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI know I speak for myself, and I hope I speak for everyone here when I say that I\u2019m only interested in working in a newsroom that is built on trust and mutual respect,\u201d Weiss, 42, said during a Wednesday editorial call, according to Guardian reporter Jeremy Barr.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot do our work without it,\u201d she went on. \u201cThat foundation was broken on Monday, and despite our attempts to engage with Scott Pelley and to find a way back, unfortunately we weren\u2019t able to do so, and so we had to part ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Weiss\u2019 newly installed tech bro-turned-60 Minutes executive producer, Nick Bilton, terminated Pelley\u2019s contract in a letter that was quickly leaked.<\/p>\n<p>In the letter, Bilton, who has no broadcast news experience, accused Pelley of putting on a \u201cperformative display of hostility\u201d and said the news veteran had no interest in \u201ccontributing to the future success\u201d of <i>60 Minutes.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Weiss, a former conservative blogger with no previous newsroom management experience, echoed that sentiment on Wednesday\u2019s editorial call.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did not want that to happen, but that\u2019s the path that he chose,\u201d Weiss said of Pelley\u2019s firing. \u201cThat unfortunate outcome does not discount from the amazing contributions and work that Scott Pelley has done for CBS and for 60 Minutes over the course of his career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But it did happen\u2014just days after Weiss forced out most of 60 Minutes\u2019 senior staff, including former executive producer Tanya Simon, whom Bilton replaced.<\/p>\n<p>After Weiss\u2019 remarks were leaked Wednesday morning, Pelley fired back, accusing his former boss of spreading blatant lies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBari Weiss knows what she said is not true,\u201d he bluntly wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the meeting on Tuesday, in which I was effectively fired, there was no effort of any kind to \u2018find a way back,\u2019 as Weiss said in the editorial meeting. At no point did anyone in the Tuesday meeting suggest that there could be steps taken by either side that would lead to a resolution. Weiss and Tom Cibrowski were openly hostile from the start,\u201d he said, referring to the president and executive editor of CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Firing\u2019 was raised by Cibrowski in the first 15 seconds. No CBS executive, at any time, suggested \u2018a way back.\u2019 To say so now is disingenuous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=630\">ICE Barbie\u2019s Remaining DHS Loyalists Have a Major Problem<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThese executives cannot gain the trust of the staff with lies. This is antithetical to everything we stand for and reveals contempt for what journalists do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A representative for CBS News did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Beast.<\/p>\n<p>Pelley\u2019s firing came after a fiery clash with executives on Monday morning, during which he blasted Weiss\u2019 ouster of executive producer Tanya Simon, correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, and other senior 60 Minutes staff as \u201ccold and callous\u201d and without reason.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Pelley issued a lengthy statement in which he addressed the elephant in the room: CBS\u2019 Trumpy ties through Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new owner of our network is casting this legend aside, apparently to curry a moment of favor with the Trump administration. The waste is heartbreaking,\u201d Pelley wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He accused new management of attempting to inject \u201c falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been told to include assertions that are unverified. To date, in every case, I have managed to ignore these instructions or refuse them,\u201d Pelley added.<\/p>\n<p>The journalist alleged that the most-watched news show in America had \u201clost its DNA\u201d after the \u201centire senior leadership and two of our best on-air correspondents were cruelly fired without cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood people were silenced because they stood up for our audience. They stood for fairness against the forces of political bias; they stood for professionalism against chaos,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The same day Pelley was fired, President Donald Trump had a few choice words for the former correspondent. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cSoctt Pelley\u2019s a stiff,\u201d he said on Miranda Devine\u2019s <i>Pod Force One. <\/i>\u201cAnd he\u2019s afraid. And he\u2019s part of this gang of stupid, crooked people that don\u2019t care about our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=628\">Resurfaced Video Sparks Alarm Over Trump\u2019s Nepo Baby Spymaster<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bari Weiss wants you to know that the decimation of the most trusted news source in America isn\u2019t her fault. 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