The Watchdog with David Bozell

A couple of stories this weekend showed exactly why Americans have zero trust in the press: Scott Pelley’s self-pitying interview and Kristen Welker’s dishonest ambush on NBC’s Meet the Press.

Start with Pelley. Fired from CBS, he didn’t take responsibility; he ran into a warm embrace at The New York Times for a therapy session soaked in entitlement. He claimed the 60 Minutes staff was “shocked” when editor‑in‑chief Bari Weiss asked why the country thinks they’re biased. Shocked? That tells you everything about their media bubble.

Then came the pomposity. Pelley turned a routine CBS restructuring into a moral tragedy, comparing corporate pink slips to “your spouse being murdered” and a “massacre,” and insisting some staff shouldn’t be let go because their families are “legendary at CBS News.” He even demanded the network fire Weiss for bringing in an ideology (balanced?) he considers unacceptable. This is the arrogant mindset destroying trust: a partisan press that sees itself as heroes, victims, and moral authorities all at once.

Then there’s Kristen Welker. In her sit-down with President Trump, she fell into her usual pattern: constant interruptions, nitpicking, and reflexive defense of the establishment. Trump called out California’s endless vote-counting delays. Welker smugly dismissed it: “That’s how they count the votes in California.”

The breaking point came fast. Trump said it plain: “They’re crooked just like you’re crooked. Your press is crooked. And Meet the Press is crooked.” Welker’s first instinct? Defend herself: “To be fair, I’m not crooked.” Trump hit back with the truth, citing an MRC study: “I won an election in a landslide, and I got 94% bad press. You know why I got that? Because you have no credibility.” Moments later, he’d had enough and rightfully walked out.

From Pelley’s arrogant, clueless tantrum to Welker’s robotic partisanship, the problem isn’t just the networks; it’s the people in front of the cameras who believe they’re above accountability.

​​​​​​​Take it easy, 

David Bozell
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