{"id":2610598,"date":"2026-06-04T11:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-concha-says-scott-pelley-is-hoping-and-begging\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T11:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:48:14","slug":"joe-concha-says-scott-pelley-is-hoping-and-begging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-concha-says-scott-pelley-is-hoping-and-begging\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Concha says Scott Pelley is &#8216;hoping and begging&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjoe-concha-says-scott-pelley-is-hoping-and-begging%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2610598&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha criticized former *60 Minutes* correspondent Scott Pelley after Pelley was dismissed from CBS News.Concha argued that Pelley\u2019s behavior matched dictionary descriptions like \u201csanctimonious,\u201d \u201carrogant,\u201d and \u201cself-entitled,\u201d and said he even took part in an in-person confrontation with CBS leadership. Reports cited by Concha claim Pelley accused new executive producer Nick Bilton and editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of \u201cmurdering\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >long-running programme<\/a>, and that he berated Bilton in front of staff during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ian-sams-former-kamala-aide-and-grillary-clinton-apron-model-lands-new-gig-as-bidens-covid-spox\/\" title=\"Ian Sams, Former Kamala Aide and \u2018Grillary Clinton\u2019 Apron Model, Lands New Gig as Biden\u2019s COVID Spox\">contentious meeting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Concha further mocked Pelley\u2019s prospects, sarcastically suggesting he would move to a podcast or seek work elsewhere. He also noted that Rachel Maddow expressed support for Pelley, saying she hopes he ends up at MSNBC.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> criticized former CBS <em>60 Minutes <\/em>correspondent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4594350\/cbs-bari-weiss-60-minutes-scott-pelley-fired\/\">Scott Pelley<\/a> after his dismissal from CBS News. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you look up three words in the dictionary, whether it\u2019s \u2018sanctimonious,\u2019 whether it\u2019s \u2018arrogant,\u2019 whether it\u2019s \u2018self-entitled,\u2019 in every instance, you will see a photo of Scott Pelley next to that definition,\u201d Concha said on Fox News\u2019s <em>Hannity <\/em>on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4594405\/joe-biden-book-awkward-exchange-jill\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Joe Biden teases book release before November in awkward exchange with Jill<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4594350\/cbs-bari-weiss-60-minutes-scott-pelley-fired\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>CBS\u2019s Bari Weiss says 60 Minutes host Scott Pelley fired for breaking \u2018foundation\u2019 of trust<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4593883\/trump-ufc-arena-white-house-permanent\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump suggests UFC arena at White House could be permanent<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pelley\u2019s firing on Tuesday was the result of a contentious exchange with new network leadership on Monday, calling for his immediate termination. Pelley forcefully criticized new executive producer Nick Bilton and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-pelley-was-a-highly-paid-propagandist\/\" title=\"... Was A Highly Paid Propagandist\">accused editor-<\/a>in-chief Bari Weiss of \u201cmurdering\u201d the long-standing program, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">multiple reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe next time you have an in-person meeting with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-deputy-press-secretary-becomes-latest-senior-aide-to-leave-vps-office\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris&#039; Deputy Press Secretary Becomes Latest Senior Aide to Leave VP&#039;s Office\">fellow staff members<\/a> and your boss, during that meeting, stand up and tell the boss that he\u2019s murdering the company. Then go even further and tell the boss that he does not have the qualifications to work there in the first place,\u201d Concha said. <\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3558402&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=9421&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=9dbcbb36767c1173e5d1199dcb3efb88\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4592447\/60-minutes-scott-pelley-fired-cbs-bari-weiss\/\">Multiple sources<\/a> confirmed that Pelley hijacked the meeting with Bilton and berated him in front of staff. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cScott Pelley, who seems to think he\u2019s the next Mike Wallace meets Walter Cronkite, two legends of CBS past, now he\u2019ll be doing a podcast from his kitchen,\u201d Concha said. \u201cNow he\u2019s updating his LinkedIn page right now, hoping and begging that MS Now, or MSNBC, or whatever they call that insane asylum, will hire him.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4592447\/60-minutes-scott-pelley-fired-cbs-bari-weiss\/\"><strong>60 MINUTES HOST SCOTT PELLEY FIRED AFTER ACCUSING CBS CHIEF OF \u2018MURDERING\u2019 SHOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to reports from <em>People<\/em>, Rachel Maddow, host of the <em>Rachel Maddow Show <\/em>on MS Now, has spoken in solidarity with Pelley, saying she \u201chopes he lands at MS Now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf Rachel Maddow says \u2018hire this guy,\u2019 we hear about the president of MS Now, or all the executives there. Rachel Maddow runs that network; she has the power apparently and now she will make sure, I guess, Scott Pelley joins there,\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha mocked Scott Pelley post-CBS firing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2610599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP582577088235-e1780580363869.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6672,4188,4133,5894,3847],"class_list":["post-2610598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-commentary","tag-media","tag-news","tag-politics","tag-sports"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP582577088235-e1780580363869.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2610598"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610602,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610598\/revisions\/2610602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}