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MAGA-Coded CBS Boss Suffers Fresh '60 Minutes' Blow

The Daily Beast reports the latest setback for the CBS executive over the long-running newsmagazine; the stopwatch keeps ticking regardless.

On air: Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell on The Midday Show
Published 12:21 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell on this story, from The Midday Show at 12:21 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Daily Beast's, the jokes are ours.

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At a glance

First reported by The Daily Beast: “MAGA-Coded CBS Boss Suffers Fresh ‘60 Minutes’ Blow”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 12:21 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell.
Topics: CBS.

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The Daily BeastMAGA-Coded CBS Boss Suffers Fresh ‘60 Minutes’ Blow

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOkay, lunch crowd, the CBS boss many call MAGA-coded has taken a fresh blow over 60 Minutes, according to The Daily Beast.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnother one, and the stopwatch is still ticking. I love a newsroom with a pulse.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA pulse! They're a family, Chip. A loud one, with a very expensive dining room.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHonestly I'm thrilled for everybody involved, and I'm thrilled twice for the ones who aren't.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'm thrilled three times, and I brought snacks.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRate it.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDrama Index: eight. One point for every minute of the show, and the stopwatch doesn't get a vote.

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