NEWS: Just fired veteran correspondent Scott Pelley says 60 Minutes has lost its DNA
He alleges new CBS News management "instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story" this season. (He says he ignored or refused.)
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When 60 Minutes is in trouble, we are all in trouble. When Pelley says CBS is meddling in his reporting for political reasons, believe it. https://t.co/lWpjdv1Unm
Thomas Fugate, the 22-year-old former gardener, grocery clerk and Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing violent extremism, was reportedly crushed that he did not get the Acting Director of National Intelligence position.
President Donald Trump suggested canceling the โGreat American State Fair,โ part of the nationโs 250th anniversary celebrations, after several musical acts dropped out and said they were misled about the eventโs ties to Trump.