CBS Anchor Throws Objectivity Out The Window, Gets Passive-Aggressive Over Trump Cabinet Picks

CBS News anchor Scott Pelley opened Sunday�s broadcast of �60 Minutes� with a
rundown of President-elect Donald Trump�s prospective Cabinet appointments �
and it was clear by a few seconds in that he had given up approaching the
matter with even the slightest bit of objectivity.

Pelley began his monologue with a straight rundown of Trump�s landslide
victory, but got progressively more colorful after pivoting to Trump�s
Cabinet appointments.

This past week, Republicans won the House majority and President-
elect Trump named several of the people he�s picked for his Cabinet.
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�This past week, Republicans won the House majority and President-elect Trump
made nominations to his cabinet,� Pelley said, adding �Some nominees appear
to have no compelling qualifications other than loyalty to Trump.�

He went on to deliver his personal opinion on several of the nominees in
question � including prospective Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and
prospective Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

�Pete Hegseth to lead the three million people at the Department of Defense,�
he said, adding, �He�s a combat veteran, most recently a morning show host on
Fox News, with no government experience.�

�Former Congressman Matt Gaetz for Attorney General, in charge of law
enforcement,� Pelley continued. �Gaetz has been investigated for alleged drug
use and sex with a minor. Gaetz denies those allegations.�

�Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence,�
Pelley added. �She sought a pardon for Edward Snowden, who leaked U.S.
secrets and now lives in Russia.�

�And Robert Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health & Human Services, a skeptic
of vaccinations,� he concluded. �It�s up to the new Republican majority in
the Senate to decide whether these nominees are equipped to represent the
American people.�

On X, newly-named White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed
Pelley�s monologue.

�@60Minutes slammed Pete Hegseth tonight for having �no government
experience.� NEWSFLASH: The Pentagon is full of people with decades of
�government experience� and they just failed their 7th audit in a row. The
American people re-elected President Trump with a resounding mandate because
they want drastic change. That�s why he�s choosing change-makers like Hegseth
to join him in the Swamp. 60 Minutes doesn�t get it. They never will.�

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