CBS Veterans Baffled by Foreign Policy 'Interference' in 60 Minutes
The story alleges Weiss proposed delaying a segment until a White House official was included, despite team efforts to get comment. This comes just months after Weiss's Free Press platform published op-eds by Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), a vocal recipient of AIPAC-linked donations, who has consistently pushed for aggressive foreign policy postures, including the recent $14.3 billion aid package (HR
7217) for Israel. Cotton, for instance, received $168,707 from pro-Israel groups, including AIPAC, in the 2022 election cycle (OpenSecrets.org). One might wonder if the 'editorial independence' veterans now champion was ever truly applied when guests like former CIA Director Michael Morell—who famously defended torture—were given unchallenged airtime. It seems 'interference' only becomes
problematic when it's not the preferred interference. How many White House officials were demanded to balance segments on, say, the US invasion of Iraq? The silence is deafening.