Jun 5, 2026 · 58 min · 25 segments
Kara and Scott unpack the growing turmoil at CBS and "60 Minutes," along with Trump’s surprise pick to lead national intelligence, and the consequences of sidelining expertise. Then, they discuss what…
Scott GallowayHost
Kara SwisherHost
Had they known you were in New York, they might have asked you, but Preet is gonna do it 'cause he's that kind of guy.
Anyway, uh, the big story in media this week is 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley is out at CBS.
Pelley's firing came after he accused CBS News chief Barry Weiss of murdering 60 Minutes, according to a leaked audio from staff meeting.
He also told the show's new EP Nick Bilton, a longtime tech journalist and filmmaker, someone I know, that his qualifications run 60 Minutes, to run 60 Minutes were slender.
Bilton sent Pelley a letter on Tuesday saying he'd been terminated for cause, effective immediately.
M- Barry Weiss later sent an editorial call that Pelley was fired because a foundation of trust had been broken.
After his firing, though, Pelley wrote in a statement, "Incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc." He also wrote a response to her letter and what she was saying to the staff, and then recounted word for word.
He looks like he must have taken notes during the whole thing, uh, exactly what happened, and said, basically called them liars about that they didn't try to get together.
They're just, they're really, they're, they're lathering themselves in dishonor.
Had they known you were in New York, they might have asked you, but Preet is gonna do it 'cause he's that kind of guy.
Anyway, uh, the big story in media this week is 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley is out at CBS.
Pelley's firing came after he accused CBS News chief Barry Weiss of murdering 60 Minutes, according to a leaked audio from staff meeting.
He also told the show's new EP Nick Bilton, a longtime tech journalist and filmmaker, someone I know, that his qualifications run 60 Minutes, to run 60 Minutes were slender.
Bilton sent Pelley a letter on Tuesday saying he'd been terminated for cause, effective immediately.
M- Barry Weiss later sent an editorial call that Pelley was fired because a foundation of trust had been broken.
After his firing, though, Pelley wrote in a statement, "Incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc." He also wrote a response to her letter and what she was saying to the staff, and then recounted word for word.
He looks like he must have taken notes during the whole thing, uh, exactly what happened, and said, basically called them liars about that they didn't try to get together.
They're just, they're really, they're, they're lathering themselves in dishonor.
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