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To: Les H who wrote (49948)	12/29/2025 2:19:44 PM
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Bari Weiss just handed Trump a ‘kill switch’ for news it doesn’t like Her decision to spike a 60 Minutes story has huge ramifications for CBS's US foreign policy reporting Ben Armbruster Dec 22, 2025 CBS’s new controversial editor-in-chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes story that was set to air last night about the torture and other horrid conditions at CECOT, the El Salvador megaprison to which the Trump administration has send hundreds of deportees over the last year.. Weiss’s reason for spiking the piece — that Trump administration officials refused to comment on it — raises questions about how CBS will be covering high profile stories going forward, particularly ones related to controversial U.S. national security policies like war with Venezuela, and the Trump administration’s relationship with Israel. Indeed, the segment’s lead reporter, Sharyn Alfonsi called the decision to delay the story “political” and observed that administration officials now have a de facto veto over what CBS News will publish. “If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient,” she said. On Monday, Weiss confirmed that in order for the story to air, she wants Trump administration officials on the record. Bari Weiss just handed Trump a ‘kill switch’ for news it doesn’t like \| Responsible Statecraft