“What about those idiots at CBS?” Letterman said during “The Barbara Gaines Show,” a podcast hosted by his former executive producer. “CBS News is a wreck, it\u2019s just gone. CBS News for decades, going back to World War II \u2014 before World War II \u2014 they would be, Ed Murrow would be broadcasting the blitz of London from the rooftop of buildings in London for CBS Radio.”<\/p>\n
“And it was that mentality that drove the integrity of CBS News that has been trampled on, p—– on, and eviscerated by these idiots that have taken it over. And I\u2019m at a point now where it really is hurting my feelings. Because I\u2019m sick and tired of people saying, \u2018Oh, wait until those midterms.\u2019 Kids, we\u2019re far downstream of the midterms having any effect on this,” Letterman said.<\/p>\n
Bari Weiss, who founded<\/a> The Free Press, was named editor-in-chief of CBS News in October.<\/p>\n CBS STAFFERS ABUZZ AS BARI WEISS REPORTEDLY SET TO JOIN NETWORK’S TOP BRASS, ‘NOBODY KNOWS’ WHAT TO EXPECT<\/a><\/p>\n David Letterman on stage during a Storytellers event at BMCC Theater on June 8, 2023, in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)<\/p>\n CBS News did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.<\/p>\n Letterman also spoke about late-night comedians Jimmy Kimmel<\/a>, Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert<\/a> during the interview.\u00a0<\/p>\n He referenced Kimmel’s brief suspension over comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer and said Kimmel “brought the people at Disney, and all of those other network television owners, to their knees.”<\/p>\n DAVID LETTERMAN CROWNS JIMMY KIMMEL ‘THE LEADER OF THE RESISTANCE,’ CALLS TRUMP A ‘FOOL’<\/a><\/p>\n David Letterman speaks onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017, in New York City. (Mike Coppola\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n “And also Seth Meyers \u2014 he\u2019s very good,” Letterman continued. “And I\u2019m telling you, we\u2019re running out of places where you hear these voices. And Stephen Colbert and that franchise, adios.”<\/p>\n “And let me just say one thing: If we had a president who was a Democrat \u2014 let’s just say we had a president who was a Democrat and behaved the way this Republican president is behaving \u2014 Jimmy would be attacking the Democrat just as much,” he argued.<\/p>\n Letterman said Kimmel’s attacks against Trump weren’t all “politically driven,” but rather driven by the person in the office.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE<\/a><\/p>\n![\"David](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/letterman-cbs-2.jpg\")
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