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06/04/2026

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06/04/2026

HERO: Jimmy Kimmel Blasts CBS for Firing Scott Pelley, Calls Executives "Trump Suck-Ups"

Jimmy Kimmel used his platform Wednesday night to defend veteran journalist Scott Pelley and call out the corporate cowardice now rotting through CBS News. Pelley had confronted newly installed executive producer Nick Bilton at a staff meeting, telling him directly that Bari Weiss had "no qualifications for her job" and was destroying a show that spent 57 years as the gold standard of broadcast journalism. Bilton fired Pelley the next day, citing "misconduct" in a termination letter.

Kimmel didn't flinch. "Last night, the Trump suck-ups at CBS fired a great and deeply respected journalist," he told his audience, defending Pelley's outburst as the natural response of a man who watched his newsroom get gutted from the inside out. Pelley had already watched reporter Sharyn Alfonsi, anchor Cecilia Vega, and executive producer Tanya Simon get pushed out before he finally said enough.

Kimmel also noted that Trump publicly celebrated Pelley's removal, which tells you everything you need to know about whose interests these firings actually serve. The late-night host capped his remarks with a sharp joke about 60 Minutes being replaced by reruns of a comedy variety show, a fitting metaphor for what CBS News is becoming under its new management.

When the president is cheering a journalist's firing, and the only person willing to say something about it is a late-night comedian, that's not a media story. That's a democracy story.

06/04/2026

Audre Lorde reminds us that justice is shared and freedom is interconnected.

Pride calls us to stand for one another, across every difference.

06/04/2026

Fact! Get ready to VOTE BLUE!

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