From Fox News: The White House sent CBS a statement that it did not use for the “60 Minutes” CECOT segment that was delayed by network editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, in which it called on the show to amplify stories of Angel Parents.
“As ’60 Minutes’ finalized its ‘Inside CECOT’ report last Thursday, CBS sent the White House a request for comment. A WH spokesperson responded within a few hours. The quote was not included in the ‘60’ report – so, judge for yourself whether it should have been included,” CNN media analyst Brian Stelter wrote on X Tuesday.
The statement from White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said, according to the New York Times, “60 Minutes should spend their time and energy amplifying the stories of Angel Parents, whose innocent American children have tragically been murdered by vicious illegal aliens that President Trump are [sic] removing from the country.”
Hours before “Inside CECOT” was set to air on Sunday, “60 Minutes” released a statement saying that the segment was being delayed after it was “determined it needed additional reporting.” The segment, which was leaked online after airing in Canada, features correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi interviewing Venezuelan deportees who were sent to the El Salvador’s maximum-security prison after being deported by the Trump administration.
WH spokesperson Abigail Jackson said “60 Minutes should spend their time and energy amplifying the stories of Angel Parents, whose innocent American children have tragically been murdered by vicious illegal aliens that President Trump are removing from the country.”
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 23, 2025
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller slammed the shelved CBS story, noting it was written to try to “gin up sympathy for illegal alien gang members.”
“Every one of those producers at ’60 Minutes’ engaged in this revolt, fire them. Clean house,” Miller declared in a Fox News interview.
“They’re trying to tell sob stories about Tren de Aragua gang members who drill holes in people’s hands, who rape and murder little girls. This is the gang that kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered Jocelyn Nungaray. Remember her? That precious 12-year-old girl from Texas who was taken from her mom and went through horrors none of us can even imagine. And you have these ’60 Minutes’ producers… trying to make us feel sympathetic for these monsters?” he continued.
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Miller: Every one of those producers at 60 minutes who engaged in this revolt, clean house and fire them, that’s what I say. pic.twitter.com/YGXm30o2nR
— Acyn (@Acyn) December 24, 2025
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