Official message: “Being a correspondent at ’60 Minutes’ has been one of the highlights of my career. I got to tell amazing stories, and work with some of the best producers, editors and camera crews in the business. For nearly twenty years, I’ve been able to balance my jobs at CNN and CBS, but I have little kids now and I want to spend as much time with them as possible, while they want to spend time with me.” https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/anderson-cooper-exit-60-minutes-cbs-news-1236664874/
The upside to all this will be the various podcasts. Lemon already has one, I'm sure Cooper will, and after a hiatus, Colbert will join 'em.
Legacy "mainstream" media is not what it used to be. Actual "mainstream" media is the world of high profile podcasts. Which is why Fascist 47 attended over something like 30 podcasts, and Harris only hit roughly half as many. This past election was known as the "Podcast Election" in some circles for good reason.
Paramount owns CBS. Its owner David Ellison is a Trump butt pimple. Weiss is following Ellison's orders of no bad mouthing of Trump. Expect Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Sharyn Alfonsi, Jon Wertheim, Bill Whitaker, and Cecilia Vega to depart 60 Minutes soon.
Most media organizations in America and UK are racist, transphobia, genocide/apartheid supporting organizations funded by pedophile protectors. CBS has stoped stories about the genocide in GAZA and the Trump sexual assaults.
Well Israel helped build the pedo ring so they could compromise us and uk politicians and have their genocide. We were the only two entities that would have ever stopped it.
WTF happened to Bari Weiss? Followed her for a long time and she was middle of the road. Now a MAGA POS ruining the network I watched for news since Cronkite
I consider her stance being perceived as middle was to stop liberals going further left and as the failures of liberalism become increasingly laid bare, especially in regards to its lack of opposition to fascism she has transition from the failing central left bashing position to the more rightwing focused left bashing position. Her enemy was and always will be the left particularly because she is a committed Zionist which has no place on the left.
Better than him becoming one because that would fool many people into believing the cult narrative due to his past history with integrity in journalism
Yeah, he's going to be all right. I hope he starts his own media company. A large market for media with integrity is opening up. I'd like to see CBS go bankrupt.
It's okay, she also destroyed the NYT editorial page with all her bootlicking for literal fucking nazis and her friendships with white nationalists that promote articles from nazis and share lists journalists for neonazi terrorist groups to target.
Yeah props to him, leg up and all but he didn't just sit around leeching. Dude worked for his money for decades. Not common to spit out the silver spoon.
He's right in doing so, but it is easy to walk away from "the paycheck" when you've been saving those HUGE paychecks for decades.... Oh, yeah, and you're a Vanderbilt. He's worked and built a reputation for himself, but let's not pretend he had the option to walk, an option the vast majority simply doesn't have.
"Gone" No. Just a shadow of what it once was. Much was squandered, but never a complete loss. It was dispersed throughout the family. Gloria Vanderbilt was worth $10M at the time of her death. Cooper has an estimated worth of $50M. The Vanderbilt family still owns hundreds of millions in real estate. The Vanderbilt name is still pretty much a blank check. I never took anything away from what Anderson did, just pointed out it's a lot easier to walk away when you have one hell of a safety net.
BatmanAndCradleRobin
Her job isnt protecting Trump, thats incidental, she is there to protect Israel.
dcmirepoix2350
He still has New Year’s Eve 🎉🥳🍾
LangleyofMappe
Bari Weiss isn't just MAGA, she is also an Israel-First traitor.
TheOvy
Official message: “Being a correspondent at ’60 Minutes’ has been one of the highlights of my career. I got to tell amazing stories, and work with some of the best producers, editors and camera crews in the business. For nearly twenty years, I’ve been able to balance my jobs at CNN and CBS, but I have little kids now and I want to spend as much time with them as possible, while they want to spend time with me.” https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/anderson-cooper-exit-60-minutes-cbs-news-1236664874/
ToSisPoS
Why are you shouting and where is this 👍 you want me to smash?
yeahhedugit
I don't like the format either, but at least they are getting the news out.
philmoregraves
He should just do a fucking channel and report the shit he wants
LazerSpacePirate
I've seen him on the news since I was a child. This is insane.
RElGNMAN
I hope he opens up a candid no holds bare news program that will report what he's wanted to show all along without anymore interference.
ElbowDeepInUserSub
That's a lot of exclamation points!
NotSoFastener
When did Anderson Cooper go to work for CBS? I thought he was CNN for his entire career?
yeahhedugit
He's on 60 minutes, too
bingotown
Don’t quit in protest. Stick around being vocal and causing trouble until they make headlines by firing you!
Antininny
Sauce? How do we know this is true and Weiss didn't just fire him?
yeahhedugit
Anderson Cooper Reportedly ‘Didn’t Quit’ CBS ’60 Minutes,’ He Was ‘Pushed’ Out: ‘Hostile Territory’ https://share.google/Lci7lN5D8WwMXrIhK
itsthevoiceman
The upside to all this will be the various podcasts. Lemon already has one, I'm sure Cooper will, and after a hiatus, Colbert will join 'em.
Legacy "mainstream" media is not what it used to be. Actual "mainstream" media is the world of high profile podcasts. Which is why Fascist 47 attended over something like 30 podcasts, and Harris only hit roughly half as many. This past election was known as the "Podcast Election" in some circles for good reason.
And they aren't under the FCC's thumb.
mychesthairlookslikeacatsass
He’s also former CIA so take that as you will
WellWhatTheHeck
sorry could someone say that in NOT YELLOW CAPS?? for fuck's sake, as if it wasn't hard enough to digest on its own, it gets printed in hieroglyph
TungstenOrbital
I still don't get how any women can support trump
Kiares
Masters best dog.
Marcolorn
Money over dignity.
CurbYourClassWar
That’s what really gets me. It’s fuckin so shameful that any women support MAGA.
InsertTabA
I still don't get how any human can support trump
DaffydeDick
Paramount owns CBS. Its owner David Ellison is a Trump butt pimple. Weiss is following Ellison's orders of no bad mouthing of Trump. Expect Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Sharyn Alfonsi, Jon Wertheim, Bill Whitaker, and Cecilia Vega to depart 60 Minutes soon.
yeahhedugit
Yep.
mkmac13
I respect his decision much. Also, he’s independently wealthy, he doesn’t need the paycheck lol
TheLastSpaceman
She is a Zionist hoe
Causeitsmadeofmeat
Don't talk shit about hoes; she's a Zionist piece of shit
wabitgirl
Don't talk shit about pieces of shit; she's a Zionist. In a class of wretch of her own.
fluffybaer55
Most media organizations in America and UK are racist, transphobia, genocide/apartheid supporting organizations funded by pedophile protectors.
CBS has stoped stories about the genocide in GAZA and the Trump sexual assaults.
DragonThunderUndertaking
Well Israel helped build the pedo ring so they could compromise us and uk politicians and have their genocide. We were the only two entities that would have ever stopped it.
xHeavYx
Great news and all but, "Smash the thumbs up and subscribe if you are with him"? That's just dumb bullshit.
DimwitF
So are all the exclamation points! They make it seem over-sensationalized and suspicious when it's actually a good point!
yeahhedugit
I agree, but The news pissed me off and I had to post it.
Marv111
Why stay for the check? His Mother is Gloria Vanderbilt.
yeahhedugit
Vanderbilt money was gone when he was a child.
Dodgerguy1
WTF happened to Bari Weiss? Followed her for a long time and she was middle of the road. Now a MAGA POS ruining the network I watched for news since Cronkite
TheWiseAlaundo
I consider her stance being perceived as middle was to stop liberals going further left and as the failures of liberalism become increasingly laid bare, especially in regards to its lack of opposition to fascism she has transition from the failing central left bashing position to the more rightwing focused left bashing position. Her enemy was and always will be the left particularly because she is a committed Zionist which has no place on the left.
yeahhedugit
Some hide in the shadows until it's safe to come out and show their true selves.
CallMeMcGyver
They'll replace him with some spineless bootlicking pro-pedophilia talking head Fucker Carlson wannabe.
Causeitsmadeofmeat
And noone will watch hime; it isn't Faux News
meganical
Better than him becoming one because that would fool many people into believing the cult narrative due to his past history with integrity in journalism
QueefSlurper6372
He's worth somewhere north of $100 million. Still a nice move though.
yeahhedugit
Yeah, he's going to be all right. I hope he starts his own media company. A large market for media with integrity is opening up. I'd like to see CBS go bankrupt.
cantbelievethisisstillavailable
He's a Vanderbilt. There will never be a need for him to work if he doesn't want.
ConspiratorM
For quite some time that family has no longer been what it once was, he inherited very little.
RoyDMercer
Bari is systematically destroying the Tiffany Network, as she was hired to do.
LittleChickadee
Yep, that is exactly why she was placed there: burn it down from the inside
ThingsThatDontJustifyGenocide
It's okay, she also destroyed the NYT editorial page with all her bootlicking for literal fucking nazis and her friendships with white nationalists that promote articles from nazis and share lists journalists for neonazi terrorist groups to target.
DonkeyGoat
Her mind is Tiffany twisted
earthtokelly127001
She got the Mercedes Benz.
3HourShower
She's got a lot of pretty boys that she calls friends..
Coca08
to be completely fair, he didn't need the money. He's a Vanderbilt.
RainKing42
And his main gig is CNN.
yeahhedugit
He has explained before that the Vanderbilt's money was gone by the time he was young.
NotSomoneElse68
Even if not, he's made his money. It's easy to "walk away from the paycheck" when you aren't worrying about affording rent and groceries.
Chemie99
and was told as a child there is no money left. vanderbilts dump their money into houses and it is all long gone.
tentacularfleshscape
Yeah props to him, leg up and all but he didn't just sit around leeching. Dude worked for his money for decades. Not common to spit out the silver spoon.
theInfinitelyProlonged
He's right in doing so, but it is easy to walk away from "the paycheck" when you've been saving those HUGE paychecks for decades.... Oh, yeah, and you're a Vanderbilt. He's worked and built a reputation for himself, but let's not pretend he had the option to walk, an option the vast majority simply doesn't have.
yeahhedugit
The Vanderbilt money was gone when he was young.
theInfinitelyProlonged
"Gone" No. Just a shadow of what it once was. Much was squandered, but never a complete loss. It was dispersed throughout the family. Gloria Vanderbilt was worth $10M at the time of her death. Cooper has an estimated worth of $50M. The Vanderbilt family still owns hundreds of millions in real estate. The Vanderbilt name is still pretty much a blank check. I never took anything away from what Anderson did, just pointed out it's a lot easier to walk away when you have one hell of a safety net.
yeahhedugit
All of that is peanuts compared to "Vanderbilt money."
theInfinitelyProlonged
"Peanuts compared to..." doesn't mean GONE. It's still there. Nice safety net.