The Ellisons — fils et père — have been seeking Trump’s support for their hostile bid to acquire Warner Bros Discovery, but Trump has been unhappy with recent episodes of “60 Minutes,” even under its new management. Sharyn Alfonsi, a long-standing “60 Minutes” correspondent who reported the segment that was removed, accused CBS News of pulling it for “political” reasons. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. If the standard for airing a story becomes “the government must agree to be interviewed,” then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. America can survive without a “60 Minutes” it can trust, just as we can survive without trustworthy editorial pages of the Washington Post.

Source: Washington Post December 22, 2025 20:51 UTC