Coverage dated December 21, 2025

'60 Minutes' holds off on airing critical piece on Trump deportation policy

Headline from KOB 4

Hours before airtime on Sunday, CBS News' “60 Minutes” held a planned story on President Donald Trump's deportation policy at the order of the network's new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss. Weiss, the founder of the Free Press website, had sought to get Trump administration perspective included in the s…

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  1. KOB 4

    '60 Minutes' holds off on airing critical piece on Trump deportation policy (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Hours before airtime on Sunday, CBS News' “60 Minutes” held a planned story on President Donald Trump's deportation policy at the order of the network's new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss. Weiss, the founder of the Free Press website, had sought to get Trump administration perspective included in the s…

  2. MyNorthwest

    "60 Minutes" holds off on airing critical piece on Trump deportation policy (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    AP Media Writer (AP) — CBS News' “60 Minutes” on Sunday didn't air a planned story on Trump administration deportations of immigrants to El Salvador, pulling

  3. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    ‘60 Minutes’ pulls story about Trump deportations from its lineup (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    An internal CBS News battle over a “60 Minutes” story critical of the Trump administration has exploded publicly, with a correspondent charging it was kept off the air for political reasons and news chief Bari Weiss saying Monday the story did not “advance the ball.”

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent says CBS pulled segment for political reasons | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    In a move that drew harsh criticism from its own correspondent, CBS News abruptly removed a segment from Sunday’s episode of “60 Minutes” that was to feature the stories of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to what the program called a “brutal” prison in El Salvador.

  5. WHDH Boston

    ’60 Minutes’ holds off on airing critical piece on Trump deportation policy - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    CBS News’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday didn’t air a planned story on Trump administration deportations of immigrants to El Salvador, pulling it only hours before

  6. CNN

    CBS shelves ‘60 Minutes’ story on Trump deportees at the last minute: ‘People are threatening to quit,’ staffers say (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    “60 Minutes” just suffered a severe blow to its credibility. Now one of its own correspondents fears the program is being “dismantled,” and some employees are threatening to quit.

  7. Fox News

    '60 Minutes' postpones segment on migrant inmates from El Salvador's CECOT prison (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    CBS' "60 Minutes" mysteriously delayed a segment about migrants who were sent to El Salvador's maximum-security prison after being deported by the White House.

  8. The Week

    CBS pulls ‘60 Minutes’ report on Trump deportees (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    An investigation into the deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador’s notorious prison was scrapped

  9. The New Republic

    60 Minutes Staff in Uproar After CBS Kills Story on Trump Deportations (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment that examined the Trump administration’s deportation of immigrants to a prison in El Salvador.

  10. The Boston Globe

    ‘60 Minutes’ pulled a segment. A correspondent calls it ‘political.’ (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    CBS News abruptly removed a segment from Sunday's episode of "60 Minutes" that was to feature the stories of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to what the program called a "brutal" prison in El Salvador.

  11. The Oregonian

    Why ’60 Minutes’ pulled its Trump deportation story hours before broadcast (opens The Oregonian)

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    The reporter said the decision by new CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss wasn't editorial but "political."

  12. New York Post

    CBS abruptly pulls ‘60 Minutes’ segment on deportees in El Salvador’s CECOT prison as correspondent blasts Bari Weiss (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    CBS' "60 Minutes" has delayed a segment interviewing migrants who were sent to El Salvador's maximum-security prison, CECOT, after being deported by the Trump administration.

  13. NBC News

    CBS postpones '60 Minutes' story on Trump deportees at the last minute (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    CBS News pulled a “60 Minutes” report about the Trump administration sending detainees to a maximum security “mega prison” in El Salvador just hours before its scheduled broadcast

  14. Anchorage Daily News

    CBS news editor pulls ‘60 Minutes’ segment on Trump deportation policy hours before airtime (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Bari Weiss said she sought to get more Trump administration perspective included in the story.

  15. Entertainment Weekly

    '60 Minutes' correspondent slams CBS for yanking Trump deportations segment, calls decision 'political' (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Entertainment Weekly's feed description

    CBS News is facing backlash from its own correspondent for pulling a '60 Minutes' segment delving into the accounts of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration.

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