CBS Boss Explains Why Anti-Trump ’60 Minutes’ Host Was Fired

The head of CBS News told employees on Wednesday that longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley was being fired due to a breakdown of trust.

“I’m only interested in working in a newsroom that is built on trust and mutual respect; we cannot do our work without it,” Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss reportedly told the newsroom on the morning call.

“That foundation was broken on Monday,” she added.

The controversy erupted after CBS News terminated veteran journalist Scott Pelley on Tuesday, one day after a tense staff meeting reportedly devolved into a heated confrontation with newly appointed “60 Minutes” executive producer Nick Bilton.