Scott Pelley, the longtime veteran anchor of "60 Minutes" on CBS, said Wednesday that Bari Weiss' remarks to the staff of the show about his firing were "disingenuous."
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss defended the firing of longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, telling staff that a breakdown in “trust and mutual respect” left the network with no choice but to part ways with one of its most prominent journalists. “I’m only interested in working in a newsroom built on trust and mutual […]
CBS News fired a senior employee on Tuesday for violating the sacred journalistic principles of "trust and mutual respect." Scott Pelley, 68, got the axe after a preening confrontation with 60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton in which Pelley disparaged his supervisor with "remarkable incivility and contempt." The post Fallen Hero: CBS Fires Scott Pelley After Decorated Career 'In Combat' appeared first on .
MAGA radio host Megyn Kelly sounded off on CBS News chief Bari Weiss during a new episode of her show over the decision to fire veteran journalist Scott Pelley. Pelley was let go from CBS News on Tuesday "for cause," according to a letter obtained by NBC News. In the letter, CBS executive Nick Bilton said Pelley had shown contempt for the organization when he accused senior leadership of "murdering" the acclaimed show "60 Minutes" by firing journalists and producers. Kelly said on Wednesday that Pelley's firing was probably "overdue" because of his attitude, but she took issue with the way Weiss and CBS News handled the issue, which she described as "bush league.""There has to be some massaging of the team of talent and producers who are there or fire them all," Kelly said. "Do one or the other, but don't just try to say, 'I will parachute in somebody with zero experience, and you will respect him or else.' That's just not going to work.""It's been a blood bath over there," Kelly added.
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The New York Times editorial board issued a blistering verdict on President Donald Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence Wednesday, concluding that his ousted predecessor, Tulsi Gabbard, widely criticized as unqualified herself, "almost seems qualified in comparison."The editorial board's assessment lands as bipartisan Senate opposition to Pulte continues to grow, with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) both saying they don't even know whether Pulte has been cleared to handle classified information."It is chilling to think about how he might use his power as the director of national intelligence, a job that will give him access to sensitive secrets about Americans and foreigners alike. His appointment is a threat to the effective functioning of the intelligence community, national security and the rule of law," the board wrote.Pulte currently heads the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chairs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, neither of which has any connection to national intelligence. The law creating the DNI position requires the officeholder to have "extensive national security expertise," and Pulte has none.His path to the job, the board noted, ran through Mar-a-Lago. He worked his way into Trump's orbit by posting friendly content online and befriending the president's son Eric at the Florida resort, along with contributing nearly $1 million to Republican causes in 2024.At his housing post, Pulte used access to Fannie Mae mortgage documents to target Trump's political enemies, including New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff — and fired officials who tried to investigate his conduct. A former federal prosecutor has warned that Pulte could use expanded DNI surveillance powers to go after Trump's political opponents ahead of the midterms.The Times editorial board concluded that Congress should refuse to pass ICE funding and FISA reauthorization until Trump removes him, calling the 210-day acting appointment "210 days too many."
What do you call a political activist who plays the role of a journalist? A propagandist.