60 Minutes correspondent rips 'political' decision to pull segment on Trump deportations
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A 60 Minutes segment detailing the Trump administration's deportations to a maximum security prison in El Salvador was pulled Sunday night, stirring controversy within the news organization.
The correspondent who reported the story, Sharyn Alfonsi, accused new CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss of "spiking" the segment after Weiss said it needed further reporting to air.
A note from 60 Minutes said, "The broadcast lineup for tonight's edition of 60 Minutes has been updated. Our report 'Inside CECOT' will air in a future broadcast."...
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