It's Thursday, June 4th.
I'm Erin Ryan, in for Jane Koston,
and this is What A Day, reminiscing on how Bari Weiss's infamously panned New York Times column,
"We're All Fascists Now," might actually have made some salient points.
Today, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin goes before Congress
and gets apoplectic when a congressman asks if he's racist.
Calm down, Markwayne, no need to get emotional.
And some House Republicans are finally brave enough to stand up to President Donald Trump's war in Iran.
But let's start with drama and departures in the media world.
CBS News continues to devolve into chaos under the leadership of Bari Weiss.
Since Weiss took over in the fall,
there have been a series of brutal and seemingly arbitrary cuts that look suspiciously like catering to the president.
And her latest move, picking magazine writer Nick Bilton,
who has no TV news experience, to run 60 Minutes, was a bridge too far for many who remained.
And so this week, CBS News has once again found itself where no real journalist wants to be: showbiz gossip columns.
Here to talk about what happens when you hand over control of a legacy TV news department
to neo-reactionary dorks with no proper experience is Jeremy Barr, media and power reporter for The Guardian US.
Jeremy and I spoke on Wednesday afternoon.
Jeremy, welcome to What A Day.
Thanks for having me.