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The final 60 Minutes segment did not include a statement from a White House spokesperson, but did include a clip of Karoline Leavitt.
The broadcaster said Sunday that the segment would be aired at a future date, a move that drew criticism from the correspondent behind the reporting.
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What we know about CECOT, the brutal mega-prison at the heart of the recent 60 Minutes controversy
El Salvador's mega-prison known as CECOT is at the centre of President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on crime, U.S. President Donald Trump's anti-immigration policies and the recent controversy about an unaired segment on the CBS news show 60 Minutes.
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Tuesday urged CBS News to fire the producers of “60 Minutes” for launching a “revolt” against Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss, who recently pulled a
CBS correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi was harshly critical of boss Bari Weiss for delaying her segment about a El Salvador prison where the Trump administration has sent illegal migrants.
Hours before airtime on Sunday, CBS News' “60 Minutes” held a planned story on President Donald Trump's deportation policy at the order of the network's new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss