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The Don Lemon Show

LEMON DROP | 60 Minutes vs. Trump

The Don Lemon Show

18Hundred LLC.

Society & Culture, News

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

The tension between journalism and political power just hit a boiling point. 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens has resigned, citing a loss of editorial independence amid mounting pressure from CBS parent company Paramount. The backdrop? A massive defamation lawsuit filed by Donald Trump, alleging deceptive editing of a 2024 interview with then Vice President Kamala Harris. ​ In a rare on-air moment, correspondent Scott Pelley didn't hold back, calling out Paramount's increasing oversight and defending Owens' commitment to journalistic integrity. Is the media finally fighting back? What does this mean for the future of a free press? Tune in for Don's take. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Every runner knows the moment when everything clicks.

0:04.0

When your legs lock into a rhythm, the aches float away and doubts fade.

0:08.0

Replaced by a feeling of euphoria.

0:12.0

It's why you lace up at dawn.

0:15.0

Why a little rain doesn't stop you.

0:17.0

Why one run turns into a habit.

0:24.3

So next time you go for a run, chase that runs high.

0:28.1

Learn more about running and go wild at puma.com.

0:34.8

There's a huge, important act of journalism that happened recently.

0:37.0

And I'm not talking about the White House Correspondents Dinner where it's just sort of a pat yourselves on the back

0:39.9

or whatever you want to call it,

0:42.0

folks who may be tone deaf or just don't really understand

0:46.9

the time that we're in.

0:48.0

So that's a whole other thing.

0:50.0

But it happened on 60 Minutes, which is, I believe,

0:53.7

America's, if, the world,

0:54.4

America's, if not the world's most trusted and important news magazine program or format ever.

1:06.4

And so this weekend, Scott Pelly, who is one of the correspondents there on the program,

1:14.2

and he was former anchor of the CBS Evening News, did something I thought was extraordinary at the end of the broadcast.

1:21.2

Let me just give you the backstory.

1:24.4

Their producer, Bill Owens, only the third executive producer or showrunner the entire time that 60 Minutes has been on air.

1:33.6

He resigned because he has concerns about the independence of the journalists who work at CBS and especially at 60 Min minutes, which he was oversaw.

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