MAGA-Curious CBS Boss Gushes Over Sinister Far-Right Guru
The Daily Beast • • world
Key Points:
- Bari Weiss, CBS News editor-in-chief, gave an extensive and effusive speech honoring Peter Thiel at the Axel Springer 2026 award ceremony in Berlin, praising his entrepreneurial spirit and influence on digital transformation.
- Weiss highlighted Thiel's unconventional worldview and his impact as "the most influential right-wing intellectual of the past 20 years," quoting conservative columnist Ross Douthat, whom she recently brought to 60 Minutes.
- Despite acknowledging disagreements over press freedom, Weiss defended Thiel receiving the award from a media company, emphasizing the institution's commitment to liberty and progress.
- Thiel's controversial history, including secretly funding the lawsuit that bankrupted Gawker, sparked protests among Axel Springer employees, but the company proceeded with honoring him.
- Weiss opened her speech with an awkward joke referencing the "Antichrist" and a secret meeting supervised by Mossad, which was met with silence and later clarified as a joke.
