Bilton’s hiring, coming with excessive reward from Weiss and Cibrowski, was introduced on Might 28, the identical day that “Black Thursday” noticed the terminations of his predecessor, Tanya Simon, govt editor Draggan Mihailovich, and correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega from 60 Minutes.
Pelley ripped into Bilton as his new boss held a meet-and-greet along with his new employees on June 1, the audio of which was obtained by the New York Times.
The previous Self-importance Honest senior correspondent assured staffers within the assembly that “the present goes to remain precisely like it’s for now,” however acknowledged in regards to the trade, “Broadcast is an ice dice that’s melting.”
When Bilton informed staffers that Weiss “loves” the present, Pelley erupted in anger, yelling, “She is murdering 60 Minutes. She doesn’t love this place. She was introduced in to kill it, and he or she’s been doing precisely that.”
The Free Press founder Weiss was employed in October 2025 amid a whirlwind of controversy, reportedly with marching orders to shake issues up and steer the community towards a extra centrist route after it had gone too “woke.”