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- ‘Somebody Had to Stand Up!’ Scott Pelley Chokes Up Describing the Fiery Meet...
Recently fired 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley got choked up while arguing he had to “stand up” to his CBS bosses on behalf of his less tenured coworkers during an interview with The New York Times on Sunday. Pelley got emotional while talking about the instantly infamous rant — at least in media circles — that he went on against CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and new 60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton last week. He accused Weiss of “murdering” the news program with her recent staff shakeup. That diatribe spurred CBS to fire him shortly after. NYT The Interview host Lulu Garcia-Navarro asked Pelley why he felt “compelled to speak up” at the meeting. “It was fate,” Pelley said. “First of all, our entire senior staff had been wiped out. They’re not there.” He continued: I looked around at my friends and colleagues in the room and realized I was the senior person — only I could do it. None of them could be asked to take that risk. So when I saw Nick Bilton’s email, and then saw him reading to my broken-hearted people off his phone, I felt somebody had to stand up for the broadcast. Not just the broadcast, but the people. “There are people in that room who go to war zones when they are pregnant! Pelley then got choked up and paused for a moment to gather himself. “Newsrooms are sort of like the military or the police or the beautiful people at the FDNY down the street. It is a life-threatening job in many instances,” he continued. “And very strong bonds — very emotional bonds — are developed in that kind of setting.” He went on, saying the new leaders at CBS News were clueless about those bonds. Later in the interview, Pelley said he it “didn’t occur” to him that he could possibly be fired for ranting at his bosses in front of his coworkers. “But Scott, in a meeting, you accused Bari Weiss, the head of the network, of wanting to murder the show — of coming into 60 Minutes with the agenda to dismantle the institution,” Garcia-Navarro followed up. “And you did not think that that was going to have repercussions that could lead to your firing?” Pelley said in the old days you could have those kind of “conversations” at CBS, but the new leadership “will not be questioned.” His… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Fox News Anchor Asks Hakeem Jeffries Point-Blank if Democrats Have an ‘Antisem...On The Sunday Briefing, host Jacqui Heinrich asked about the Democratic party’s stance on “domestic abuse” claims made against Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner (D). “What happened to ‘believe all women?'” Heinrich asked about allegations made to The New York Times by Platner’s ex-girlfriend Lyndsey Fifield that Platner has refuted as “all lies.” Congressional Democrats like Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) have stood by Platner in his attempt to unseat five-term Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and turn her red seat blue. “I haven’t followed these allegations closely, but what I have said is that violence against women in any way, shape, or form is unacceptable,” Jeffries said. Heinrich then asked about allegations of “antisemitism” in the Democratic party. Heinrich read a Platner social media post saying, “A staggering one-third of her money raised this quarter came directly from AIPAC. Senator Collins is bought and paid for by Benjamin Netanyahu and she votes accordingly.” Heinrich continued, “APAIC is an American organization, as you know, and Collins voted for the War Powers Resolution, so saying she’s ‘bought and paid for by Netanyahu’ is a bit of a reach. But, you know, blaming the Jews seems like a risky defense for a guy with a Nazi tattoo who’s trying to convince people that it was just an innocent mistake and it doesn’t mean anything. Are you concerned that your party has an antisemitism problem?” “He’s going to have to speak for himself, and that’s what any candidate, particularly in a high-profile race, is going to be called upon to do,” Jeffries answered. He went on to describe antisemitism as an “American issue” that everyone should be committed to “crushing.” After Heinrich asked Jeffries about another controversial Democratic candidate, Dr. Adam Homowy (D-NJ) and his ties to convicted terrorist Omar Abdel-Rahman, Jeffries pushed back. “It’s very interesting that you’ve asked me about candidates, many of whom haven’t even confronted a Democratic primary yet, but haven’t asked me a single question about the hatred, the xenophobia, the Islamophobia, the outright racism that we see being peddled by actual members of Congress in the Republican Conference sitting in the House of Representatives right now. And by the way, what we also know is that this Republican-controlled Congress has failed the people of this country.” Heinrich defended her line of inquiry. “Okay, I’ve got plenty of questions on that for our next guest, who… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- 5 Most Stunning Moments from Trump’s Meet the Press Meltdown
Screenshot President Donald Trump’s Meet the Press interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker went completely off-the-rails — with the commander-in-chief ultimately storming off. The interview was conducted under challenging circumstances — taped Friday in Wisconsin during a heavy rainstorm. The conversation was taped in a barn with a metal roof, and the constant downpour made it difficult for both Trump and Welker to hear each other, resulting in multiple delays. But when the interview got going, it featured numerous fiery clashes — with the president hurling numerous insults at Welker and NBC before storming off. Here are the five most stunning moments: 1. Trump grilled on his repeated “no new wars” pledges. Welker confronted the president about his oft-repeated campaign promise that he would not start any new wars. “One of your consistent campaign promises was no new wars, going all the way back to 2015,” Welker said. “Did you break that promise to the American people?” “No,” Trump said. “I had to stop a country, very powerful, very dangerous country, from having a nuclear weapon because they’d use it. They’d blow up the world. They’d blow up the Middle East. They’d blow up Israel. They’d come here. They’d blow up Europe. They’re nuts, okay? They’re crazy people. I deal with them. And very high-strung people. Little crazy. And – I get along with them. I like them. But you don’t want to let them have a nuclear weapon. And I’m doing the world a service, but I’m doing our country a service. You know, it’s America first. I’m doing our country a service.” Welker pressed Trump — who then sniped at the Meet the Press moderator. “Mr. President, in your first term, you held to that promise and it was so fundamental to who you were as a candidate, to a first-term president,” Welker said. “What changed, because you insisted ‘no new wars?’” “Well, first of all, I didn’t guarantee no war,” Trump replied. “Why would I have built the strongest military in the world? I built our military. I inherited a terrible military. We had no equipment. We had nothing. I built a tremendous military. Biden gave a lot of it away, but it’s still a relatively small portion compared to what I built.” “But you said it over and over again, Mr. President,” Welker replied. “Wait a minute,” Trump snapped back. “Why… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - ‘Did You Break That Promise?’ NBC’s Kristen Welker Grills Trump On ‘No N...NBC’s Kristen Welker grilled President Donald Trump on his repeated campaign pledge not to start any new wars — a line of inquiry which was not well received by the president. As part of a fiery interview which aired Sunday on Meet the Press, Welker pressed Trump on his vow — amid the ongoing Iran conflict. “One of your consistent campaign promises was no new wars, going all the way back to 2015,” Welker said. “Did you break that promise to the American people?” “No,” Trump said. “I had to stop a country, very powerful, very dangerous country, from having a nuclear weapon because they’d use it. They’d blow up the world. They’d blow up the Middle East. They’d blow up Israel. They’d come here. They’d blow up Europe. They’re nuts, okay? They’re crazy people. I deal with them. And very high-strung people. Little crazy. And – I get along with them. I like them. But you don’t want to let them have a nuclear weapon. And I’m doing the world a service, but I’m doing our country a service. You know, it’s America first. I’m doing our country a service.” The interview — conducted Friday in Wisconsin — was paused for a few moments due to a loud storm outside the location of the taping. When it resumed, Welker picked up where she left off. “So you’re saying you didn’t break your promise,” Welker said. “And yet, Mr. President, in your first term, you held to that promise and it was so fundamental to who you were as a candidate, to a first-term president. What changed, because you insisted ‘no new wars?'” “Well, first of all, I didn’t guarantee no war,” Trump replied. “Why would I have built the strongest military in the world? I built our military. I inherited a terrible military. We had no equipment. We had nothing. I built a tremendous military. Biden gave a lot of it away, but it’s still a relatively small portion compared to what I built.” “But you said it over and over again, Mr. President,” Welker replied — noting the numerous occasions on which he explicitly said he would not start any wars. “Wait a minute,” Trump snapped back. “Why would I build a military — Now, I didn’t want to use this, but I’m doing you and everybody else a big favor. In the midst… [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago
- ‘I’ve Had Enough!’ Trump Storms Out of Meet the Press Interview in Wild Fa...President Donald Trump stormed out of a Meet the Press interview Sunday — after moderator Kristen Welker repeatedly fact-checked his claims on a variety of topics including; Jan. 6, his “anti-weaponization” fund, and election fraud. The heated six-minute final block of the interview began with Welker pressing Trump about the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund he continues to promote — despite his administration officially abandoning its efforts to launch the fund. Welker pressed — attempting to confirm that Trump is indeed throwing in the towel. “Just to be very clear, are you backing off the fund completely as your acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has said, or are you looking for another avenue to revive the fund?” Welker asked. Trump launched into a lengthy defense of the fund. “So let me explain what the fund is,” Trump said. “People have been hurt so badly by radical left lunatics that worked for the Biden administration and Sleepy Joe. They’re vicious. They’re violent, what they did to people. And of course they went after me more than anybody else. They raided Mar-a-Lago and all the other things. But people have been badly hurt. They’ve committed suicide. They’ve lost their jobs. They’re lost their families. They’ve lost their wives. They’ve lost everything. They’ve lost everything over a fake weaponization of government. Now, let me just tell you—” “So are you looking for a way to revive it?” Welker asked. “Well, look. If it was up to me, I’d pay them the kind of money that they deserve,” Trump said. He added, “So me, personally, I think the weaponization fund is a great idea, and so do many other Republicans. You have to get it approved. If they get it approved, that’s great. If they don’t get it approved, I’d be disappointed.” Welker pressed. “Do you think anyone who attacked police officers on January 6th should get taxpayer money?” “I wouldn’t be inclined to say so, but I have to see it,” Trump replied. “I can tell you this: 97% of those people, you look at them, the FBI or whoever it was, cause you had a lot of crooked cops, you had dirty cops. Comey was a dirty cop. A guy like Bolton was a dirty cop.” “But there is no evidence that people who—” Welker said, before Trump interjected. “Wait a minute,”… [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago
- ‘F*ck You, First of All!’ Lauren Boebert Scolds Fox News Reporter for Asking...
Screenshot Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) went off on a reporter for Fox News Digital — who asked about an allegation that she had an affair with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY). In a video published Sunday by Fox News Digital, Boebert scolded the reporter for asking about claims made by Cynthia West — a former Massie staffer and ex-girlfriend of the Kentucky congressman. West told MAGA influencer Laura Loomer that Massie had boasted about an alleged sexual encounter with Boebert just weeks after his wife’s death in 2024. The Fox News reporter tried to ask Boebert about the claim, but didn’t get far. “One of his exes is making headlines, saying that you guys—” The reporter said, before Boebert cut him off. “F*ck you, first of all!” Boebert told the reporter. “If you’re gonna bring me into this, like, the sexist stuff is like out of control. So there’s your clickbait that you were looking for. I don’t want to talk about anybody’s exes and the crazy sh*t that they do.” "F— you, first of all!" Rep. Lauren Boebert unleashes against a Fox News Digital reporter after being asked about affair allegations between her and Rep. Thomas Massie, an incumbent critic of President Trump who lost his Kentucky primary race last month. pic.twitter.com/cLI5RZLUqR — Fox News (@FoxNews) June 7, 2026 Earlier in the interview, Boebert had addressed the possibility that Massie would run for another office after losing his congressional seat — with the Colorado congresswoman speaking out in support. “He filed for something,” she said. “He didn’t specify what and I don’t know if he’s going to move forward with that or not. I don’t know….Hopefully he leaves here and makes some money.” But the reporter switched gears a short time after, and Boebert went off. “I don’t want to talk about anybody’s exes and the crazy sh*t that they do,” Boebert told the reporter. “You had great questions on what was actually happening. So…” The congresswoman then stormed off. Watch above, via Fox News digital.The post ‘F*ck You, First of All!’ Lauren Boebert Scolds Fox News Reporter for Asking About Allegations She Had an Affair With Thomas Massie first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago
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