"60 Minutes announced the segment was dropped at 4:31 p.m. ET about two and a half hours before it was set to air."
"The segment was titled Inside CECOT, referring to El Salvador's Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo; the maximum-security prison was opened by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in 2023 as part of his push to arrest more gang members."
"60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi interviewed some of the now-released deportees and they described the brutal and torturous conditions they endured, according to a press release teasing the segment."
"It's almost impressive how much damage Bari Weiss has done to CBS News in such a short period of time. Someone quickly schedule a prime-time Town Hall with Alan Dershowitz to rectify the harm:pic.twitter.com/382gRG5Lgp"
A 60 Minutes segment about CECOT, El Salvador's maximum-security prison, was abruptly pulled less than three hours before airing. The prison, opened by President Nayib Bukele in 2023, was described by deportees as brutal and torturous in interviews conducted by correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi. President Trump previously praised the facility and said he would like to send American criminals there. CBS said editors determined the piece needed additional reporting, while critics on X and prominent commentators accused new CBS News leadership, including Bari Weiss, of prompting the delay and questioned the network's motives.
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