SCOTT PELLEY FIRED FROM CBS NEWS AFTER 60 MINUTES CRASHOUT:
In an early statement to The New York Times, Pelley humbly compares himself to a combat veteran.
Mr. Pelley, in a telephone interview on Tuesday evening shortly after he was fired, said he had devoted decades of his life to “60 Minutes,” which he said he still cared about deeply.
“I have been in combat in Afghanistan,” Mr. Pelley said. “I have been in combat in Iraq. I have been in the war zone in Ukraine multiple times, risking my life and the happiness of my family because of my devotion to the broadcast.”
Of course, there’s only one thing Pelley can do now that he’s been fired by CBS:
this is one of those tweets that will keep me lying awake in the middle of the night thinking about years from now pic.twitter.com/LdSU2loDJf
— Nino (@baldingschemer) June 3, 2026
I’m sure an audience of at least dozens are eagerly awaiting the Amazon Grand Tour-style reboot of 60 Minutes — just imagine the opening scene, when Pelley puts the band back together again!