8 things Bari Weiss unintentionally accomplished by interfering with ‘60 Minutes’

Imagine what would have happened if she just let that piece run as scheduled. It would've been better for her, better for ‘60 Minutes,’ better for the American public, and better for Donald Trump.

Posted Tuesday, December 23, 2025 10:40 am

Michael J. Socolow

Michael J. Socolow | The Lint Trap of History

My thinking about Bari Weiss and her early record at CBS News can be summed up in this tweet.

Michael Socolow@MichaelSocolow

Doesn't make sense for CBS News to engage in competition with Newsmax, Fox News, InfoWars, Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Breitbart, or others in right-wing media. It's like she obtained a major league team but insists on filling it with minor league players.

Michael Socolow @MichaelSocolow

Data's clear: The Erika Kirk Town Hall with Bari Weiss on CBS News was a flop. Had a great lead-in: 3.5 million for Army-Navy football postgame show, yet only 1.548 million viewers stuck around. CBS averages 2.109 million viewers in same timeslot in 2025. https://t.co/WkCegE0KE6

4:37 PM · Dec 16, 2025 · 561 Views

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Things have quickly soured at CBS News since that tweet.

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Michael J. Socolow is a media historian and professor at the University of Maine. His Substack is “The Lint Trap of History.”

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8 things Bari Weiss unintentionally accomplished by interfering with ‘60 Minutes’

Imagine what would have happened if she just let that piece run as scheduled. It would've been better for her, better for ‘60 Minutes,’ better for the American public, and better for Donald Trump.

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