"The new era of CBS Evening News, under the editorial direction of Bari Weiss and featuring new anchor Tony Dokoupil, is off to a rough start. Weiss is meddling and pouting, Dokoupil is not ready for primetime, and the ratings are already slumping compared to last year's numbers. These guys need a win, badly. On Tuesday, they tried to get one by securing an exclusive interview with President Donald Trump at a Ford factory in Dearborn, Mich."
"Everyone knows the most effective way to interview a head of state is to stand on a factory floor with him and shout questions over the sound of cars being made, and so that's exactly what Dokoupil gave his viewers. The 12-minute conversation began with Dokoupil seemingly desperate to get Trump to commit to going to war with Iran, then, as is typical, moved into a lot of uninterrupted ranting by Trump."
"When Dokoupil attempted to bring up the struggling U.S. economy, Trump shut down his line of questioning by pointing out that his presidential election victory is the only reason the news anchor even got a promotion. "We had a dead country-you wouldn't have a job right now," Trump said. "If [Kamala Harris] got in, you probably wouldn't have a job right now. Your boss, who's an amazing guy, might be bust ... Let me just tell you, you wouldn't have this job. You wouldn't have this job, certainly whatever the hell they're paying you.""
CBS Evening News relaunched under Bari Weiss with Tony Dokoupil as anchor and has struggled to gain traction, showing slumping ratings. Weiss is described as meddling and pouting, while Dokoupil is portrayed as unprepared for primetime and ill-suited to handle aggressive interviews. The program secured an exclusive Trump interview at a Ford factory that featured shouted questions over machinery and extended Trump monologues. Dokoupil's attempt to press Trump on Iran and the U.S. economy was deflected, with Trump asserting the anchor's career owed to his election. Critics suggest Dokoupil might be better suited to lighter segments than nightly hard news.
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