"That CBS situation is, I think, a violation of any journalistic standard. So it doesn't surprise me that pic.twitter.com/itEfqmL5Xl Acyn (@Acyn) May 14, 2026 That CBS situation is just a violation, I think, of any journalistic standard, said Ocasio-Cortez. So it doesn't surprise me that Barry Weiss is letting, you know, elected officialswho should be held accountable by journalists and the free mediainstead she's doing"
"Oliver Darcy's Status newsletter reported on Monday that 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl was pursuing a sit-down with the Israeli prime minister for months before Weiss reportedly booked Netanyahu's Sunday interview personally. Adding to the already unusual move to give the gig to a CBS correspondent not affiliated with 60 Minutes was a further report in The New York Post on Tuesday that cited a source who told the outlet that Weiss allowed Netanyahu to choose between Stahl and Major Garrett."
"The outlet reported that Weiss extended the choice to the Israeli prime minister as part of an effort to get him to agree to the interview. Dropsite reporter Julian Andreone asked Ocasio-Cortez about the CBS chief's move on Thursday, while also pressing for her opinion on Netanyahu's threat to sue The New York Times after the paper published a piece alleging brutal sexual abuse of Palestinians while held in Israeli detention."
"What are your thoughts on Prime Minister Netanyahu threatening to sue the New York Times over their reporting about the systematic rape in prisons and also getting to choose his interviewer on CBS? asked Andreone. Julian Andreone at Dropsite: What are your thoughts on Prime Minister Netanyahu threatening to sue the New York Times and also getting to choose his interviewer on CBS? AOC:"
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss after reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was allowed to select his 60 Minutes interviewer. Reports said Lesley Stahl had been pursuing an interview for months, while Weiss reportedly booked Netanyahu’s Sunday interview personally. Additional reporting claimed Weiss offered Netanyahu a choice between Stahl and Major Garrett as part of an effort to secure agreement to the interview. Ocasio-Cortez was asked about Netanyahu threatening to sue The New York Times over allegations of systematic rape of Palestinians in Israeli detention. She said the CBS arrangement was a violation of journalistic standards and expressed concern about elected officials being treated differently by the media.
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