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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-investigation-of-nicolas-maduro-what-may-be-next-for-venezuela-60-minutes-transcript/

https://archive.is/qTOPD

Larry Ellison appointed Bari Weiss as the head of CBS News at the start of October 2025 and it has been a mouth piece of the Trump administration ever since.

On December 21, 60 minutes censored a segment about CECOT because it was deemed too critical of Trump.

This segment focuses on interviewing 3 US government officials to talk about how "brutal" Nicolas Maduro is and to falsely assert that he was indeed a drug trafficker.

The segment falsely asserts that every American who had ever been arrested in Venezuela was innocent as if the US wasn't placing spies in Venezuela.

The segment does not mention that dozens Venezuelans were killed by the US military during the kidnapping operation. The segment does not mention that the kidnapping of Maduro has been condemned internationally. The segment does not even question whether the US has the authority to kidnap the leaders of other countries.

I saw an article on pro-democrat media praising the segment for having Democrat Mark Kelly in the segment. Mark Kelly says its good that Maduro was kidnapped to be in New York.

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[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 18 points 4 days ago

So the CECOT story got nuked because Bari “couldn’t get” the Trump administration’s side of the story, but no problems airing this propaganda without the Maduro administration’s side of it.

[–] dead@hexbear.net 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

CBS 60 minutes had previously aired a segment on October 26 which promoted the idea that the US should invade Venezuela. Bari Weiss had taken control of CBS News on October 6.

Copy/pasting the comment I had written at the time.

Both videos focus on street interviews inside of Venezuela. CBS chose to only air interviews with Venezuelan people who spoke out against Maduro and the Venezuela government. The one guy that they interview who is in favor of Maduro, CBS accuses him of being a government plant.

The first video mocks Venezuela for teaching their civilians how to defend themselves against US attacks, "it's all a bit of theater". CBS downplays the US attacks on Venezuela civilian ships. CBS interviews a former US Diplomat to Venezuela, James Story. He blatantly tells that audience that "(Maduro) is a very bad actor, sitting on the world's largest known reserves of oil, plus critical minerals that will fuel the 21st century economy". CBS reaffirms Trump's lies that Maduro is a drug dealer and that Maduro wanted to do a secret deal with Trump. CBS blames Maduro for accepting US deportees, that Trump's CBP deported. Senator Rick Scott says that the US will bring "freedom and democracy" (tm) to the southern hemisphere and Cuba. CBS says that Venezuela's economy is failing due to "its socialist policies". CBS praises the Venezuela opposition leader who was given the Peace Price. Almost every person in the entire video called for Maduro to be removed from power.

The second video has an interview with Republican Senator Rick Scott, he says that US is targeting Venezuela because of narcotics. The second video accuses Venezuela of having a struggling economy without high inflation, without ever mentioning that sanctions that the US has placed on Venezuela. At the end of the second video, CBS calls for Maduro to be arrested or killed, "meet his maker".

https://archive.is/1iFEF (cbs 60 minutes article)

https://archive.is/hO0y2 (cbs 60 minutes overtime article)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNwDWYqeqB8 (cbs 60 minutes video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr14lscGkFA (cbs 60 minutes overtime video)

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 4 days ago

I found YouTube links in your comment. Here are links to the same videos on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

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[–] Mindfury@hexbear.net 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

if you live anywhere outside of the 48 contiguous states of the land claimed by the terrorist yankoid empire (and quite frankly, if you live within them too), it is entirely justified and imperative that you personally kidnap and/or kinetically prosecute any """american""" within your vicinity as soon as discovered.

[–] BeanisBrain@hexbear.net 8 points 4 days ago

Booking a ticket to Beijing and bringing along a sign that says "I'm American, please kidnap me"