Trump Reacts to Rumors Norah O’Donnell Is Returning to CBS Evening News
President Donald Trump is keeping a close eye on the changes happening at CBS News since billionaire David Ellison became CEO of the network’s parent company, Paramount.
Last week, Paramount purchased the independent news outlet The Free Press and named its co-founder, Bari Weiss, as the new editor-in-chief of CBS News. According to a report from the Status newsletter, Weiss has been busy meeting with staffers and reporters, including former CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell.
Trump addressed rumors that O’Donnell could be returning to CBS Evening News when speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Sunday (October 12), though he suggested it wouldn’t happen.
“So who’s going to be the head anchor at CBS?” he asked reporters, per Deadline. “Not Norah O’Donnell. I don’t believe it. I don’t believe it.”
He went on to praise David Ellison and his father, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, saying, “They’re friends of mine. They’re big supporters of mine. And they’ll do the right thing. They’ll make CBS — they called it the Tiffany Network, and it’s got great potential. CBS has great potential.”
O’Donnell joined CBS News in 2011, serving as anchor on several of the network’s highest-rated shows. She became the anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News in July 2019. In July 2024, CBS announced O’Donnell would step down from Evening News after the 2024 presidential election.
“This has been the honor of a lifetime to anchor this legacy broadcast,” O’Donnell said in her final broadcast back in January. “You know, the CBS Evening News is, for good reason, the longest-running evening newscast in America. It is powered by the finest journalists around the world — the correspondents, producers, researchers and crews who work tires loosely to bring you the news every night.”
She added, “And that won’t change, because journalism matters. I know that because I’ve heard it from so many of you, our viewers. So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for trusting us and welcoming hard news with heart into your homes.”
CBS decided to shake up its Evening News broadcast with hosts John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois. Rather than focusing on the latest headlines, the show took on a more 60 Minutes-style magazine format, airing longer segments on specific topics.
However, the show’s ratings have dropped since Dickerson and DuBois took over, with an average of 4.1 million total viewers per episode, according to Nielsen numbers, compared to O’Donnell’s average of 4.8 million.
O’Donnell remains at CBS News, serving as a senior correspondent and conducting big interviews and enterprise work across the various CBS News platforms. Most recently, she moderated a discussion on Trump’s Middle East peace deal with Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice.
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It paints a very sad picture that the 'president' keeps up with evening news anchors and late-night TV shows, but doesn't know what habeas corpus is. (Or perhaps I should say WHO habeas corpus is, as he clearly said "who??")
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What’s even sadder is people like you believing we have a King when we have a duly elected President. Now the Biden Admin was a Group of people with the AutoPen so during those horrific and terrible years we Still don’t know Who was actually in charge. It’s pretty obvious Sleepy Joe wasn’t. And Kamala with the brain of a turnip certainly wasn’t. Hopefully Pam Bondi is gonna help us find out !!
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Why don't you now tell us what you think of the president's appalling commutation of George Santos' prison sentence, huh?
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Every 4 years are more horrific and terrible than the last 4, and we all have less and less. As long as we can be tricked to project blame for anything we personally struggle with onto the other half, we'll never be able to prevent the ultra wealthy and their corporations from gobbling up the future.
These super wealthy leeches use lobbying and other power brokerage to control our politicians, and all of those elites hate us. They see it as their inherent right to hold power, and all of us as inferior. They will never stop hoarding until we live in the dirt or until we've finally united against them. Because they can't stop themselves, greed is their addiction and profit is their god.
Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew were on the epstein list. I think Trump is, too. Wouldnt be surprised if Joe was but honestly he probably has been impotent. NONE of these people have your best interest in mind and all of them profit from us hating each other.
Truth is we agree on 99% of things and the rest we can compromise on. There's a bunch of artificial issues created to convince us we have impassable differences over issues we need to be told we care about.
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Hey, now tell us what you think about the First Lady's puzzling press conference concerning the Epstein files that were on the back burner because of this Iran "excursion". The most puzzling part being why now (perhaps to plug her upcoming book) and why going five minutes when before she hardly spoke two sentences publicly during her hubby's two terms that I know of...
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The fact that the billionaire who has taken over CBS is friends of DT means I will not be getting my news from them. Talk about Fake News! I watch the news to get information, not opinions, facts whether good or bad, andhard truths instead of lies. Of course, none of the news channels are perfect. Case in point, they never run stories about all the children or people who are missing and I do mean ALL.
All this to say, CBS will not get my viewing.
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I think all these changes are coming about due to the fact Larry Ellison, Oracle billionaire and his son have bought Paramount and Paramount owns CBS. The son was looking to make this merger and change CBS News media into a more conservative venture. I personally do not watch CBS News but I do enjoy watching 60 minutes on YouTube. We are not cable TV watchers because we stream.
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Yah
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Glad CBS is 3rd place. Keep listening to Trump with all the mess ellison put the network thru I rarely watch CBS anymore and I tell people each day the reason and they are listening.
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The problem is,the duly elected president thinks he is a king! He behaves like a dictator and acts like the ignoramus we know him to be! Perhaps his bone spurs are are hurting and distracting him from making the decisions and changes that he swore he would make!
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Ditto, Jena. If only people would recognize the irony of what you said and the inherent danger it represents.
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I'm just glad Ms. O'Donnell is still working!
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Working Lol ? She’s never worked a day in her life.
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You obviously have never watched her...
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Donwayne is heavily on the Trump Kool aid. This is what happens when people incapable of intelligent thought are indoctrinated by a con man and then think they can think.
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You think trump doesn’t have some degree of dementia?? Wow what show have you watched lately, he misspoke to people all the time. He can’t remember people’s names etc. etc.
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He probably won't answer you. And don't call him Shirley!
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How anyone could vote for a convicted felon is beyond me
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Ohh maybe he will come up with a figure if you pay a few million you will be off the list.
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Fox News educates annother Fac…. again this is trumps time to steal like crazy maga Mor……wake up…..
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You mean like his sons > thing one and thing 2……… making billions is 5 months………. smell the coffee…………. I have a bridge to sell you ……….
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And you believe him. Ohh. I'm sure he will hide his cheating wealth 1st. I don't believe anything that comes out of his mouth. He liesvto everyone each day.
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You would think that multi billionaires would want to give back rather than being forced to.
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I watched CBS all my life and I am 63 years old, I think CBS I s the best newscaster, and I hope their ratings keep going up and stay on top, I don’t watch and listen to no other news 👌🏾
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They won't at least for a few years
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Where does the crazy left get the license to call "President" Trump a "King"?
I definitely like Trump's new idea to create a law that nobody in the USA can be allowed to be worth more than 1 Billion dollars. So, by the year 2027 all Billionaires must give to USA charities all their remaining Billions until they are left with NO MORE THAN 1 Billion dollars.
NO MORE MULTI-BILLIONAIRES! Enough is Enough. POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
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Do you count Trump and Elon Musk among those "multi-billionaires", huh?
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Get over it! That moron Biden did plenty of damage!!
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At least he wasn't involved with Epstein
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The difference between successful Donald Trump & Dementia Joe Biden is astronomical. Trump is busy correcting the innumerable mistakes & treachery committed by Traitor Joe.
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Surely you jest
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