Summary
CBS News’ "60 Minutes" decided not to show a story about President Trump's deportation policy hours before it was supposed to air. The decision was made by the new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, who wanted to add more views from the Trump administration.
Key Facts
- CBS News' "60 Minutes" pulled a story on President Trump's deportation policy hours before it aired.
- The story involved deportees sent to El Salvador's CECOT prison.
- Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief, made the decision to hold the piece.
- Weiss wanted to include more perspective from the Trump administration.
- Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi reported the story as factually correct and cleared by legal standards.
- An email from Alfonsi about the decision surfaced in several media outlets.
- Alfonsi expressed that she saw the decision as political, not editorial.
