Reinvention doesn't have to mean replacement. The challenge for Weiss now is figuring out how to harness that expertise rather than alienate it. And the firing of Scott Pelley raises the stakes considerably.
President Trump took a swing at former “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley in a podcast interview released after CBS News fired the journalist for pushing back on company leadership. “I think Scott Pelley’s got his own problems, he’s terrible,” Trump, who has long been critical of members of the media, told The New York Post’s…
CBS News has ousted Scott Pelley, the veteran journalist and “60 Minutes” correspondent, after he issued a scathing rebuke of network leadership during a staff meeting Monday. Pelley called the program’s top boss unqualified to lead it and accused the outlet’s executive editor of trying to “murder” the show he has worked on for nearly…
The veteran host had accused leadership of "murdering" the news show in a confrontation at a staff meeting this week.
President Trump's decision to nominate Bill Pulte as director of national intelligence caught many of his closest advisors off guard and dealt a significant blow to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, with whom the Federal Housing Finance Agency head has engaged in an ongoing power struggle.According to reporting from the Wall Street Journal, Pulte, who leads the agency overseeing the country's mortgage market, personally approached Trump with an audacious proposal: ascending to the position of director of national intelligence following Tulsi Gabbard's departure.The nomination appears rooted not in foreign policy expertise—Pulte has none—but in what Trump prizes most: unwavering loyalty, the Journal is reporting before adding that, in pitching himself to the president, Pulte promised to become an "unyielding advocate" for Trump's foreign policy agenda and signaled support for the administration's Iran war, according to sources familiar with the conversations.The move represents a major victory for Pulte in his internal administration battles. The Federal Housing Finance Agency director has become a deeply polarizing figure, clashing repeatedly with Trump advisers who have grown frustrated with his aggressive approach and willingness to bypass the chain of command to access the president directly.Trump has reportedly resisted efforts by administration officials to remove Pulte, telling confidants he values the FHFA chief's loyalty above all else.Trump "first raised the idea of appointing Pulte as intelligence director to aides over the weekend, according to a person familiar with the matter," the Journal is reporting before adding that the fact that president actually pulled the trigger on Pulte's nomination, "caught them by surprise."As for Bessent, one of the president's closest allies in the Cabinet, he was reportedly kept out of the loop, the Journal is reporting.Tensions between the Treasury secretary and Pulte reached a boiling point last year when Bessent threatened to punch Trump's housing chief "in the f------ face" after learning that Pulte had been disparaging him to the president, according to the Wall Street Journal.Treasury Department officials, including Bessent, learned of Trump's decision through social media like everyone else. An adviser broke the news to Bessent while he was preparing for a congressional hearing—a humiliating notification for one of the administration's senior economic officials, the report notes.
Fired “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley unloaded on CBS News head Bari Weiss in a statement on Wednesday morning after it was reported she told staffers the network tried to mend fences with the distinguished correspondent.According to the New York Times, the controversial Weiss met with Pelley to go over his criticism of her tenure and for pointing out that newly anointed “60 Minutes” executive producer Nick Bilton was over his head and unqualified to oversee the legendary newsmagazine. He was later fired by email.Wednesday morning Weiss told staffers, “Despite our attempts to engage with Scott Pelley and to find a way back, unfortunately we weren’t able to do so, and so we had to part ways. We did not want that to happen, but that’s the path that he chose.”In a statement released hours later, Pelley fired back and called the CBS News head a liar while pointing out that mention of his firing led off the meeting with Weiss, Bilton and CBS News President Tom Cibrowski, who flew into a rage and showed Pelley the door.“Bari Weiss knows what she said is not true,” Pelley reported. “In the meeting on Tuesday, in which I was effectively fired, there was no effort of any kind to ‘find a way back,’ 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. ‘Firing’ was raised by Cibrowski in the first 15 seconds. No CBS executive, at any time, suggested ‘a way back.’ To say so now is disingenuous. And they know it.”He added that he asked Weiss multiple questions about the firings she initiated that have gutted “60 Minutes,” only to have her repeat over and over again, ”I’m not answering that question.” Stating the CBS executives were “abrupt and dismissive,” he stated Cibrowsk blew up and announced, “This conversation is over!” twice, “raising his voice and standing to show me the door.”In a statement to @benmullin.bsky.social, Scott Pelley disputes what Bari Weiss said in this morning's editorial meeting, claiming he was never offered "a way back" as she claimed."These executives cannot gain the trust of the staff with lies. This is antithetical to everything we stand for..."[image or embed]— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona.bsky.social) June 3, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Veteran CBS News correspondent Scott Pelley, fired this week after accusing network leadership of murdering 60 Minutes, issued a detailed statement Tuesday outlining his allegations. Pelley wrote, "New management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story," adding, "I've been told to include assertions that are unverified." "To date, in every case, I have managed to ignore these instructions or refuse them."He denounced the network for allegedly allowing politicians to select which correspondents conduct their interviews, calling the practice incompatible with journalistic standards. Pelley, who worked for 37 years at CBS, alleged the network's new owner was dismantling the acclaimed program "apparently to curry a moment of favor with the Trump administration." He also revealed mismanagement nearly prevented an episode from airing, coming within 19 minutes of cancellation. Despite these claims, 60 Minutes posted a 9% viewer increase in its 58th season finale. Pelley wrote, "The collapse of values at the top has become untenable," adding, "The principles I hold dear are gone, and so I must leave as well." He signed off, praying for the return of sanity, competence, and courage. Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.
'New management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story'
President Donald Trump announced a sweeping new crackdown on the financial infrastructure supporting illegal immigration, revealing that his administration will move to shut down bank accounts used to facilitate illegal immigration, human smuggling, cartel activity, and even accounts used to store welfare benefits received by illegal aliens. The post President Trump Orders Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to FREEZE and SEIZE Illegal Alien Bank Accounts in Historic Assault on the Cartel-Backed Border Invasion appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.