CBS News has seen a huge shakeup in its staff since Bari Weiss took over as editor-in-chief in October, but few people have been as outspoken as former 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley about the multiple firings. Pelley himself was terminated after saying the new leadership was “murdering” 60 Minutes, and as Bill Maher discussed CBS’ most recent fireworks, I definitely wasn’t expecting him to compare the situation to Saturday Night Live cast changes.
Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, went on Overtime with Bill Maher to discuss what’s happening at CBS’ longtime TV news magazine, accusing Trump of trying to create a “censorship state.” Bill Maher, however, pushed back at the idea that 60 Minutes and CBS as a whole were MAGA just because they were replacing staff. Companies change hands all the time, the host asserted, and it’s standard for new bosses to bring in their own people. Maher said that didn’t necessarily make it a political issue, adding:
