Article in The New Republic by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, 7/28/26
Headline: “NYT’s Most Obnoxious Columnist Joins 60 Minutes in Pro-Trump Overhaul”
Subhead: “Bari Weiss is bringing a friendly face to the prestigious news show.”
“Conservative columnist Ross Douthat is leaving The New York Times to join the storied broadcast magazine in a new role, 60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton announced Tuesday. . .”
“Despite being an early skeptic of Donald Trump’s politics and popularity, Douthat has since downplayed the president’s authoritarian and fascist tendencies while attempting to rationalize Trump’s behavior.”
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