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Pelley’s tearful tantrum: Letters to the Editor — June 12, 2026

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The Issue: Former “60 Minutes” host Scott Pelley’s tear-filled New York Times interview.

I am bemused at Scott Pelley’s tearful reaction to his firing as a correspondent on “60 Minutes” (“Pelley cries over firings,” June 8).

Does he believe that, unlike every other employee in America, he’s immune to being fired from his position?

Lesley Stahl should also take note and stop referring to herself as a survivor or she might be joining Pelley on the unemployment line.

I was surprised to learn of how Scott Pelley unloaded on Nick Bilton, the new executive producer of “60 Minutes,” and on CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss, at a meeting with co-workers.

I can understand why Weiss feels that he went too far, sacrificing his position.

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