Ever since his firing from 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley has been on a personal press tour, bellyaching about CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss wrecking - in his belief - one of the last bastions of truth in the news media.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  From the infamous Rathergate - where former CBS News anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes used forged documents in a hit piece about President George W. Bush’s National Guard Service to correspondent Lesley Stahl dismissing President Donald Trump on Hunter Biden’s laptop – even editing out his responses – the long-running show has abandoned journalistic ethics when it comes to covering conservatives and Republicans.  On the flipside, it’s run cover and offered softball coverage for Democrats like President Barack Obama, both Bill and Hillary Clinton, and used deceptive editing tactics to cover up former Vice President Kamala Harris’s gaffes.  NewsBusters Executive Editor Tim Graham put it best in this 2024 column: “Nobody in TV news has been more overpraised than 60 Minutes. This horde of urbane leftist snobs has concocted syrupy minutes for Democrats (especially Barack Obama) and salty minutes for Republicans (especially Trump).” What follows is just a sampling of leftist agenda (via the MRC archives) forwarded by Pelley and his fellow 60 Minutes blabbers Lesley Stahl, Morley Safer, Mike Wallace and Andy Rooney:    SCOTT PELLEY   “Too Soon to Tell” How Much Trump “Is In Defiance of the Constitution”   FLASHBACK: “It’s too soon to tell how serious President Trump is in defiance of the Constitution. In his first 28 days, he signed an order to nullify birthright citizenship for some — a right guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. And he has closed agencies and frozen spending that… pic.twitter.com/OzPALO9Qs2 — Geoffrey Dickens (@GCDickens) June 3, 2026   “It’s too soon to tell how serious President Trump is in defiance of the Constitution. In his first 28 days, he signed an order to nullify birthright citizenship for some — a right guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. And he has closed agencies and frozen spending that Congress mandated by law.” — Correspondent Scott Pelley on CBS’s 60 Minutes, February 16, 2025.   Spinning Befuddled Biden’s Blunders   FLASHBACK: “Joe Biden is among the longest-serving politicians in Washington. If there is less bounce in the step than there once was, if the words don’t flow like they used to, maybe there’s something to be said for knowhow, five decades on the Hill and in the Oval...You have… pic.twitter.com/JLDxyw0Nwb — Geoffrey Dickens (@GCDickens) June 3, 2026   “Joe Biden is among the longest-serving politicians in Washington. If there is less bounce in the step than there once was, if the words don’t flow like they used to, maybe there’s something to be said for knowhow, five decades on the Hill and in the Oval...You have lived a long life of triumph and tragedy. In November, you’ll be 80. And I wonder what it is that keeps you in the arena.” — Correspondent Scott Pelley in an interview with President Joe Biden on 60 Minutes, September 18, 2022.   GOP House Speaker Race Endangering the World “The President is asking for billions of dollars for Israel and Ukraine. But Congress is paralyzed. Hard-right Republicans are obstructing the election of a Speaker of the House. [To Biden]: Does the dysfunction that we’ve seen in Congress increase the danger in the world?”— Former CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley during an interview with President Joe Biden on CBS’s 60 Minutes, October 15, 2023.   Bashing Brett Kavanaugh   FLASHBACK: “You are rare for many reasons, but one of the reasons is you are a pro-choice Republican. Many of your opponents are going to say, ‘She’s pro-choice, she’s pro-women’s rights, and she just sent a man accused of sexual assault to the Supreme Court of the United… pic.twitter.com/rF92UhvZXW — Geoffrey Dickens (@GCDickens) June 3, 2026   “You are rare for many reasons, but one of the reasons is you are a pro-choice Republican. Many of your opponents are going to say, ‘She’s pro-choice, she’s pro-women’s rights, and she just sent a man accused of sexual assault to the Supreme Court of the United States.’...There are many who believe that Judge Kavanaugh will be the vote that results in abortion becoming illegal in the United States. And I wonder if you’re concerned about that?”— Correspondent Scott Pelley’s questions to Republican Senator Susan Collins on 60 Minutes, October 7, 2018. “I’d like to ask both of you what you made of Judge Kavanaugh’s very emotional response and what it may or may not say about his judicial temperament. Does this man belong on the Supreme Court?”— Correspondent Scott Pelley question to Sens. Jeff Flake-R and Chris Coons-D as aired on CBS’s 60 Minutes, September 30, 2018.   Threatened by a Chant?    CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley: “Madame Secretary, did you hear the Republican convention chanting ‘Lock her up’?”Hillary Clinton: “I didn’t hear it because I wasn’t watching, but I certainly heard about it, yes.”Pelley: “Did you feel threatened by that?”Clinton: “No, I felt sad...”— Exchange on CBS’s 60 Minutes, July 24, 2016.   LESLEY STAHL    Trump Exposes 60 Minutes Censoring Biden Scandal   President @realDonaldTrump to Lesley Stahl in video of @60Minutes video posted by the White House: “I don’t have to discredit you. You’ve discredited yourself.” pic.twitter.com/FY9L1VuDbY — Brent Baker

While she didn’t blame President Trump for why the New York Knickerbockers lost to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the NBA finals, ABC News moderator Whoopi Goldberg was BIG BAD at the President for attending the game. During Tuesday’s episode of The View, Goldberg whined about the traffic and blame Trump for fights breaking out at watch parties, but on Monday’s episode, she defended his attendance citing his Knicks fandom. In a viral clip from NewsBusters, Goldberg gave Trump and Mayor Mamdani a full-throated endorsement. “I’m sorry. Trump and Mayor Mamdani are Knicks fans and have been, they're New Yorkers,” she argued. “I think anybody who's a Knicks fan should be there. You earned the right as a Knicks fan. I don't care who you are. I don't have to like you.”   Knicks fan Whoopi Goldberg defends Trump and Mamdani attending the game 3 of the NBA finals to see the Knicks play (she even uses Trump's real name): "Trump and Mayor Mamdani are Knicks fans and have been, they're New Yorkers." pic.twitter.com/2DUkiDi5ay — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) June 8, 2026   Twenty-four hours later and Goldberg went from uncharacteristically using Trump’s real name to going back to her moniker for him. “Well, you know, a lot of Knicks fans are not happy with you-know-who right now,” she declared at the top of the show. She was bitter at the traffic and the security: He came into town, messed up everything, you couldn't go -- you couldn't make a left. You couldn't make a right. Couldn't go across the street. You couldn't buy anything. What the -- and they’re blaming -- [Images of the crowd appear on screen] Look at it. I mean it's crazy. These people have been waiting for this to happen and so this man comes in and he's a fan and okay, but my goodness!   After defending Trump attending the Knicks game on yesterday's episode, Whoopi Goldberg is now upset that it created traffic. She doesn't blame him for the loss though. pic.twitter.com/wzQi0fdkN2 — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) June 9, 2026   She also noted that some fans were blaming Trump for the Knicks’ loss. But when the crowd started to applaud the notion, Goldberg stepped in. She reminded people that Trump “doesn’t have that power and that the team was obviously not playing their best: And they are blaming him for ending the Knicks' winning streak last night. No, no, no now, come on now. Come on now. They were not playing great ball. That was on us. That's -- this guy -- I have to just reiterate the fact that this man does not have that kind of power. We have to remind people. He doesn't have the power. [Co-host Sunny Hostin scrunches her face in opposition] I see your face and I know how you feel and you can say what you want. But by saying that it's his fault that we lost means that there's no responsibility taken. These guys were not playing at their best.   In all seriousness, Whoopi argues that the money from the weaponization fund should go to the Knicks fans Trump inconvenienced by being a the game. She also blames him for the brawls that broke out at watch parties across the city. pic.twitter.com/MX5MhPrKwx — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) June 9, 2026   A bit later in the conversation, Goldberg seemingly invoked the controversial weaponization fund Trump supported. She demanded money from that program (which was halted) be used to compensate inconvenienced fans along with venders, bars, and restaurants in the area of Madison Square Garden: GOLDBERG: You now -- you are trying to fight to have money to give to people who did bad stuff, give us some of that money so we can pay the people. SUNNY HOSTIN: Can we have the money back? GOLDBERG: So, we can give the money back to the people would have worked their behinds off to come out and do this. Because, had you not come people would have been able to be at the watch party outside. HOSTIN: The watch party, the bars, the restaurants! Goldberg also blamed Trump for brawls that broke out at watch parties. “And perhaps the fights that happened in places like Bryant Park would not have happened,” she chided. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: ABC’s The View June 9, 2026 11:02:19 a.m. Eastern WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Well, you know, a lot of Knicks fans are not happy with you-know-who right now. [Applause] He came into town, messed up everything, you couldn't go -- you couldn't make a left. You couldn't make a right. Couldn't go across the street. You couldn't buy anything. What the -- and they’re blaming -- [Images of the crowd appear on screen] Look at it. I mean it's crazy. These people have been waiting for this to happen and so this man comes in and he's a fan and okay, but my goodness! And they are blaming him for ending the Knicks' winning streak last night. [Applause] No, no, no now, come on now. Come on now. They were not playing great ball. That was on us. That's -- this guy -- I have to just reiterate the fact that this man does not have that kind of power. We have to remind people. He doesn't have the power. [Co-host Sunny Hostin scrunches her face in opposition] I see your face and I know how you feel and you can say what you want. But by saying that it's his fault that we lost means that there's no responsibility taken. These guys were not playing at their best. SARA HAINES: And they know that. They know that. GOLDBERG: And they know it. And they know it. So, but people are really upset because the security apparently was insane at the Garden. (…) 11:08:34 a.m. Eastern GOLDBERG: You now -- you are trying to fight to have money to give to people who did bad stuff, give us some of that money so we can pay the people. SUNNY HOSTIN: Can we have the money back? GOLDBERG: So, we can give the money back to the people would have worked their behinds off to come out and do this. Because, had you not come people would have been able to be at the watch party outside. HOSTIN: The watch party, the bars, the restaurants! GOLDBERG: And perhaps the fights that happened in places like Bryant Park would not have happened. HOSTIN: We lost money as a city because he went to sleep. SHERYL UNDERWOOD: But here's my problem. GOLDBERG: What's your problem? UNDERWOOD: Why didn't he just stay his ass in D.C. and watch from the house?! HOSTIN: Yes, why there?! UNDERWOOD: Watch from house like other Americans watched from the house! HOSTIN: He got a big UFC cage! UNDERWOOD: That’s right! HOSTIN: He could’ve had a watch party there! GOLDBERG: Because he had more space in that box. (…)

Is the PBS News Hour so “surprised” about the latest strong job market report under President Trump that it suspects a Trumpian plot to fudge the numbers? Look at co-anchor Amna Nawaz questioning economist Diana Swonk. Geoff Bennett: There was surprising strength in the latest jobs report. Employers added 172,000 jobs last month, the third straight month of gains, 93,000 more jobs were added in March and April than previously estimated, and the unemployment rate stayed at 4.3 percent. Amna Nawaz: Overall, the labor market appears strong, despite concerns about the war in Iran, rising prices and artificial intelligence. After a celebratory soundbite from Kevin Hassett, the director of the White House National Economic Council, Nawaz turned to Diane Swonk, chief economist at accounting giant KPMG. She relayed the same aura of surprise at the positive figures. Nawaz: So, Diane, this was an unexpectedly positive jobs report. How big a deal is this? Swonk was less than enthusiastic. Diane Swonk, Chief Economist, KPMG: ….Almost all the job gains that we saw were concentrated in the service sector. And I think it's important to look at what's under the hood, is, even as good as those numbers looked, we still saw very elevated numbers of what we call the underemployed, those having to take part-time, instead of full-time work or discouraged workers. And the duration of unemployment continued to rise. PBS's Nawaz to economist Diane Swonk: "I have to ask you. There's a lot of concern after President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics about whether or not numbers could be trusted moving forward. Is there any reason to doubt the data that we have seen today?" pic.twitter.com/EtbBLvnQjn — Clay Waters

If you’re wondering why trust in the media, especially leftist sources, has fallen to record lows over the last couple of years, you need only look to MS NOW’s Mika Brzezinski. On Monday’s Morning Joe broadcast, Brzezinski accidentally provided a perfect example of why no one trusts her or anyone like her who spends their days pontificating on the liberal networks, when she hypocritically claimed they were above telling lies to the public. In her coverage of the Meet The Press interview between Kristen Welker and President Donald Trump that aired over the weekend, Brzezinski praised Welker’s pestering Trump as “a great, great, great effort,” but then subtly criticized Welker for allowing Trump to continue speaking at all: But I would stop at the first lie. I wouldn't allow any lies on my program . . . You don't allow it. We can't have a complicit media. We can't be involved at all with spreading lies. We can't watch him tell lies and not call them out right away and stay with that first one, because they're all lies.  It’s hard not to laugh at that statement. For someone who touts herself as a journalist, it’s strange that Brzezinski said that, if she were the one interviewing Trump, she wouldn’t allow him to keep talking to her within the interview.     In fact, that is exactly what she and Joe Scarborough did in a 2015 on-air phone call with then-candidate Trump, when Joe Scarborough cut off Trump in the middle of his sentence and hung up the phone, refusing to let Trump answer any more questions. Apparently, if the President of the United States takes time out of his very busy schedule to talk to the media, the interviewer is then entitled to interrupt, talk over, and cut off the President instead of actually letting him speak whenever he says something they disagree with. But if that was the standard, where were these kinds of aggressive and confrontational interviews with Joe Biden or Barack Obama? Why didn’t Scarborough or Brzezinski ever yell at and hang up the phone on Hillary Clinton during that same 2015 presidential race? The answer is obvious. According to a 2025 Gallup Polls study, Americans’ confidence in the media to report “the news fully, accurately, and fairly” has fallen to just 28 percent, the lowest number since Gallup started tracking in 1972. Ratings of news networks like CNN, ABC, and MS NOW have also sharply declined, while FOX consistently trounces their viewership numbers. The undeniable cause of this decay is that when Brzezinski says her program “can’t be involved at all with spreading lies,” most Americans know she is lying to them at that very moment. The obvious liberal bias in most mainstream media sources doesn’t end with the myriad of hostile exchanges with Republicans or others associated with the right. Lately, leftist media networks have been infamous for settling defamation cases with Trump and other figures, such as Dr. Mahendra Amin, who NBCUniversal settled with after erroneously dubbing him “the uterus collector.”  Before settling the lawsuit days before it was set to go to trial, comments from host Chris Hayes revealed how the network approached the truth. He said they chose the erroneous nickname because it “conjured the worst kind of like Third Reich, . . .  sort of . . . Jim Crow, Mississippi Hospital history.” Amin’s lead counsel and Georgia State Representative Stacey Evans (D) told NewsBusters last year that the network’s lies lead to death threats: “The fact that he received death threats, that he was being followed, that even when he wasn't being followed, he felt like he was being followed. He was compared to Nazi doctors experimenting on patients.” These lawsuits that cost the networks tens of millions of dollars provide solid proof that the media is, in fact, in the business of spreading lies and being the Democrats’ favorite lapdog. No matter how objective or honest they claim to be, the only thing you can count on is that they will lie to you shamelessly and relentlessly.  The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: MS NOW's Morning Joe 6/8/26 6:19:59 a.m. Eastern MIKA BRZEZINSKI: So. Not you know, everybody has different interviewing styles. And that was absolutely a great, great, great effort.  But I would stop at the first lie. I wouldn't allow any lies on my program. Joe [Scarborough] certainly hung up on the President when he was running for office and started lying, just hung up on him because you can't have lies.  And then this is, some would argue, a strategy, you know, beat up the media and so the base can get all excited to see him calling Kristen Welker stupid.  You don't allow it. We can't have a complicit media. We can't be involved at all with spreading lies. We can't watch him tell lies and not call them out right away and stay with that first one, because they're all lies.

HBO’s John Oliver returned to 2023 and 2024 on Sunday’s edition of Last Week Tonight as he sought to explain why Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and current university president Richard Corcoran, and conservative activist Chris Rufo’s rebrand of New College of Florida is worse than the Nazis. Specifically, Oliver chose to focus on the decision to dump the gender studies department. He lamented, “For all Corcoran's rhetoric about building a school that would engage in great debates, certain sides were deliberately purged. For instance, the school got rid of its gender studies program, with Rufo bragging they'd gotten rid of a ‘massive’ and ‘radical’ department that indoctrinates students, despite the fact that, in reality, it had a budget of just $7,000 for programs and expenses and a part-time office manager.   John Oliver rewound to 2024 to denounce Chris Rufo and Ron DeSantis's transformation of New College of Florida, saying they make the Nazis look good by comparison, "Rufo even gleefully retweeted coverage of that saying "We abolished the gender studies program. Now we're throwing… pic.twitter.com/NHmerVeHcl — Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) June 9, 2026   That is dishonest. New College’s gender studies department had a professor whose resignation letter did not do anything to change the perception the department was “radical” and meant to indoctrinate students. Nevertheless, Oliver continued, “And when the students were away on break, the school cleared out the ‘Gender and Diversity Center,' which was basically just a lounge with couches with a ‘student-curated library,’ and threw all the books away.” Oliver then brought up an old Rufo tweet and made his Nazi analogy: Rufo even gleefully retweeted coverage of that, saying, ‘We abolished the gender studies program. Now we're throwing out the trash.’ And setting aside that one of those books is a book of fucking puzzles—I don't even want to say what I need to right now. So I'm not going to say it. That said—and remember, I'm not saying this, but say what you will about—here it comes—the Nazis, but stick with me—credit where it's due—I know when the Nazis went after books, they went big. They didn't wait for the students to be on break. At least the Nazis—I hear it too—were bold. Imagine if a college had a Trump studies department that was devoted to teaching students why Donald Trump is the greatest president in history, and then the state government shut it down by arguing it was indoctrinating students. Does anyone really think John Oliver would compare that to Nazism? No, of course not, but Oliver is doing that with gender studies departments because he likes what they preach, not for any sort of debate he imagines they have. Here is a script for the June 7 show: HBO Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 6/7/2026 11:24 PM ET JOHN OLIVER: For all Corcoran's rhetoric about building a school that would engage in great debates, certain sides were deliberately purged. For instance, the school got rid of its gender studies program, with Rufo bragging they'd gotten rid of a "massive" and "radical" department that indoctrinates students,” despite the fact that, in reality, it had a budget of just $7,000 for programs and expenses and a part-time office manager. And when the students were away on break, the school cleared out the "Gender and Diversity Center" which was basically just a lounge with couches with a “student-curated library” and threw all the books away. Rufo even gleefully retweeted coverage of that, saying "We abolished the gender studies program. Now we're throwing out the trash." And setting aside that one of those books is a book of fucking puzzles— I don't even want to say what I need to right now. So I'm not going to say it. That said—and remember, I'm not saying this, but say what you will about — here it comes — the Nazis, but — stick with me — credit where it's due — I know — when the Nazis went after books, they went big. They didn't wait for the students to be on break. At least the Nazis — I hear it too — were bold.