IS THE BARI WEISS ERA BEGINNING EARLY AT CBS NEWS? Gayle King left stunned as CBS Mornings co-host Tony Dokoupil launches stinging attack on liberal Jimmy Kimmel.

Gayle King was left speechless on Thursday over her CBS Mornings co-host Tony Dokoupil’s blunt commentary about Jimmy Kimmel.

King had been discussing the TV presenter’s return to late night and how it drew his largest audience in years, despite it not airing in nearly a quarter of American homes due to TV operators Sinclair and Nexstar refusing to broadcast the show.

‘Which kind of makes the numbers even more extraordinary – a big chunk of the country couldn’t get it,’ she noted.

Discussing the many millions of views Kimmel received on YouTube and other social media platforms, Dokoupil cut in with a dose of reality.

‘But the 26million [views] on social media, most of that money doesn’t go to ABC,’ he said.

‘And the business is bad if you’re offending half the country – ones that voted for the guy he doesn’t like. So. Here we are. Good luck, late-night.’

Dokoupil’s frankness appeared to leave King momentarily stunned in her anchor chair.

Fortunately, CBS need not worry about its own late night host tanking their ratings ratings by insulting half the country and turning his show into MSNBC with an opening monologue and a horn section.

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