Overview
- Netanyahu’s interview, which aired Sunday on 60 Minutes, was personally booked by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and assigned to Major Garrett after longtime correspondent Lesley Stahl had pursued the sit-down for months.
- A CBS News spokesperson defended the call as squarely within the editor-in-chief’s remit and said Garrett delivered a tough, fair, and newsmaking exchange.
- New reporting says Weiss offered Netanyahu’s office a choice between Stahl and Garrett, with his team opting for Garrett, a detail The New York Post first reported and outlets like Haaretz and The New Republic echoed.
- The decision has deepened strain with 60 Minutes staff as the May 17 season finale nears, with several reports pointing to possible post-season changes and contract decisions affecting correspondents including Stahl and Sharyn Alfonsi.
- The move follows Weiss’s earlier interventions, including directing a March interview with Pete Hegseth to Garrett and weighing a broader plan to bring more CBS News talent onto 60 Minutes next season.