Progressive Substack writers and commentators blasted out the clips and urged people to share them. “This could wind up being the most-watched newsmagazine segment in television history,” the high-profile Trump antagonist George Conway commented on X.

Weiss may be a TV news novice, but she isn’t politically naive. Her mishandling of a “60 Minutes” investigation is, at best, clumsy.

Weiss is expected to announce a host of new hires and her vision at her upcoming town hall meeting with CBS News staff.

Bari Weiss on CBS chatter surged after a new insider report claimed that her on-air role is expanding. The journalist and Free Press founder is reportedly stepping into broader network duties, from evening news hits to morning-show segments.