WATCH: What 'Standards'? CBS Execs Rebuked Anchor's Tough Questions on Israel But Let Gayle King's Softballs Slide

CBS News executives are under fire for accusing anchor Tony Dokoupil of violating the network’s "editorial standards" by asking tough questions of anti-Israel author and left-wing darling Ta-Nehisi Coates. 

But network brass has expressed no such consternation over star anchor Gayle King’s expression, on the air, of her own left-wing views. 

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After 5 Weeks With No Interviews, Team Harris Eyes Sit Down With Kamala Donor Gayle King

As Kamala Harris faces pressure to schedule her first formal interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, her campaign is contemplating who should conduct the sitdown. A leading option, according to Politico, is CBS Mornings co-anchor Gayle King, a Harris donor who has said Harris's rise to the vice presidency gave her "goosebumps."

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'This isn't therapy': Kevin Costner shuts down questions about his ego being too big for 'Yellowstone'



Kevin Costner shut down questions surrounding his return to "Yellowstone" and allegations about demands he may have made in order to continue making the show.

Costner sat down with "CBS Mornings" host Gayle King, who tried to take a deep dive into the actor's psyche and the reasons behind why he didn't plan on making more episodes of the hit show.

The actor told King that he "loved the show before anybody," and his feelings toward it haven't changed.

"The truth never changes. That love was really strong. The idea of going back; I would do that in a second if I felt that it was something that I could do, wanted to do, I would make, I would make it fit."

However, the 69-year-old host was insistent on figuring out what issues were going on between Costner and "Yellowstone" creator Taylor Sheridan. Sheridan writes, directs, and produces the show.

King suggested that the two were in a battle of competing egos, asking, "Whose is bigger, Kevin?" at one point.

'I have no choice, my children are looking at me, so I can't wilt like a daisy, I have to go forward.'

King then relayed allegations to Costner that he has been difficult to work with and has made a series of demands that must be met in order for him to film more episodes of the show:

"The characterization of you isn't necessarily flattering. You made demands, you want to have a certain schedule, you want to shoot at a certain time, you want certain money," she listed. "If it's not that hard, why can't the two of you be able to work it out? People would love to see that," she continued.

Costner wasn't keen on opening up emotionally to the host.

"This isn't therapy, Gayle. We're not going to discuss this on the show really, honestly."

"I'm a good therapist," King replied jokingly. Costner didn't think the accusations were very funny.

"I've conducted my life in a pretty straightforward way. I've never missed any obligations in my entire career, so the idea is wide open for me. It just happens to be like, can I fall in love with the writing, can I fall in love with the part that wants to go forward?"

Costner announced in a video in late June 2024 that he wouldn't be able to continue with the show after something had "really changed."

"I won't be returning," he added in the announcement.

From one sensitive topic to another, King brought up Costner's high-profile divorce from Christine Baumgartner after 20 years of marriage.

"You went through a very public divorce, so I am curious about how you're doing ... head-wise and your heart-wise," King asked.

Still very serious, Costner was straightforward in his answer.

"That's a crushing moment. It's powerful, it hurt, but I go forward. I have no choice, my children are looking at me, so I can't wilt like a daisy, I have to go forward. I have to continue to be who I am and keep a special eye on who they are," he explained.

Costner just finished production on "Horizon: An American Saga," where he worked with his teenage son Hayes. The Western star called the opportunity to work with his son "a dream come true."

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Charles Barkley threatens to assault black Trump supporters, but his CNN cohost quickly steps in with reality check



NBA legend Charles Barkley recently threatened to assault black Americans who support Donald Trump, prompting a quick reality check from his CNN cohost, Gayle King.

On the most recent episode of "King Charles," King asked Barkley about Trump's controversial remarks in which he claimed that black Americans sympathize with his run-in with the criminal justice system. Trump even claimed that black Americans wear T-shirts with his infamous mugshot.

Such people, Barkley responded, deserve to be assaulted.

"First of all, I'm just going to say this. If I see a black person walking around with Trump mugs, I'm going to punch him in the face," he said.

"Charles," King interjected. "You really can't say that because, A, you don't mean that."

"Oh, I mean that sincerely," Barkley shot back.

"And then you will be arrested for assault. And then, what?" King followed up.

"I'm going to bail myself out and go celebrate," Barkley responded.

Justifying his threat, Barkley said that Trump's remarks were "an insult to all black people" because he is comparing "black history where we've been discriminated against to his plight." But that is a false equivalence, Barkley argued, because Trump is a billionaire, and he is being prosecuted for "stuff he did wrong."

That last statement earned Barkley another fact check from King.

"It's still in the court system, Charles. We have to wait. It's still in the court system," she told Barkley, reminding him that Trump is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Charles Barkley says that if he sees a 'Black person walking around with a Trump mugshot, he is going punch him in the face'

'If I see a black person walking around with a Trump mugshot, I’m gonna punch him in the face....I will bail myself out and go celebrate' pic.twitter.com/5dXzh5gKjT
— Unlimited L's (@unlimited_ls) March 5, 2024

The merits of Trump's claims aside, Barkley's response seemingly plays into a classic Democratic Party narrative: black voters must not support Republicans.

But black voters are increasingly questioning whether their loyalty should remain with the Democratic Party as they ask themselves what the party has accomplished on their behalf. And as an increasing number of black Americans realize the answer to that question is next to nothing, more and more are peeling away from Democrats.

Look no further than the newest New York Times/Siena College poll, which shows that Trump is winning 23% of black voters.

If that is how Election Day plays out, then black voters will have sent President Joe Biden and Democrats an important message: We're tired of your empty promises, and we're tired of being treated like we are less than black if we don't support your agenda.

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Charles Barkley and Gayle King to host new primetime CNN TV show, NBA legend promises show will be 'non-political,' 'fair and honest'



Charles Barkley and Gayle King announced that they would be hosting a new CNN primetime TV show. The legendary NBA player promised that the new cable TV show would be "non-political."

"King Charles" will be a one-hour live CNN TV show that will air on primetime on Wednesdays starting this fall and running into 2024.

Barkley and King said they weren't looking for another TV job, but the couple saw the opportunity to work together as worthwhile. King appears on "CBS Mornings" and Barkley is with Warner Bros. Discovery Sports.

King said on Saturday, "What I think is so great for the both of us is that it’s live TV. To me, live TV is like working without a net. So whatever happens, happens. I like that."

Gayle noted that she and Barkley are "curious people."

When Barkley is asked what the show will look like, the sports broadcaster answered, "I want it to be non-political."

King abruptly interrupted Barkley, "But we'll talk about politics."

Barkley fired back, "We will, but we don't want to say we're a liberal, conservative, Republican, Democrat. That's one of the things that's already ruined television in general."

Barkley said he and his new co-host are both "straight shooters."

The basketball legend said, "All I want is people, even if I disagree with them, to be honest with me. I don't want them saying things to get clickbait. That's what drives me crazy about people in our profession right now."

Barkley said, "I know she's going to be fair and honest, you know I'm going to do the same thing."

King added, "Everyone I know has an opinion about something. I just think we have to figure out a way to have a good conversation without tearing each other down, I think we can do that."

When asked about what would be the topic of his show if it started today, Barkley said he would talk about mass shootings in the United States.

"You guys know I'm a pro-gun guy, but it should not be easy to get guns," Barkley said. "We got to start doing better."

King told a story of friends who are allegedly considering moving out of American because they're scared of their children being victims of gun violence in schools.

Barkley's current coworker, Shaquille O'Neal, jokingly warned King that Barkley is "very moody" and to buy him Krispy Kreme donuts to butter him up.

CNN CEO Chris Licht said in a memo, "This show will be an exciting new way we are delivering culturally relevant programming and unique perspectives to our audience, from two incredibly dynamic personalities."

Licht has struggled to find a primetime show to excel in the ratings after Chris Cuomo was fired by the network in December 2021.

CNN's ratings have tanked in recent years. Primetime ratings for CNN collapsed 61% in March — the steepest drop in viewership among the big three cable TV news networks, according to Nielsen.

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\u201cComing this fall, King Charles with Gayle King and Charles Barkley will air weekly on CNN in primetime running into 2024. Hear Gayle and Charles talk about their new show on @NBAonTNT.\u201d
— CNN Communications (@CNN Communications) 1682184462

Hillary Clinton personally disparages Clarence Thomas after Roe overturned: 'A person of grievance'



Hillary Clinton disparaged Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday, calling him a "person of grievance."

What did Clinton say?

Speaking with Gayle King on "CBS Mornings," Clinton personally attacked Thomas and claimed that he is essentially using his position on the highest court in the land to enact his personal agenda.

"He's signaling, as people often did — I went to law school with him. He's been a person of grievance for as long as I've known him. Resentment, grievance, anger," Clinton claimed.

"And he has signaled in the past to lower courts, to state legislatures, 'Find cases, pass laws, get them up [to the Supreme Court]. I may not win the first, the second, or the third time, but we're going to keep at it,'" she added.

Elevating her rhetoric even further, Clinton claimed that "women are going to die" because of Thomas' rulings.

Hillary Clinton on what Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion could mean www.youtube.com

What was the response?

In response, Clinton was accused of "playing the angry black man card."

"If this were the other way around, we’d hear endless lectures about the perils of 'tone policing a black man who grew up under segregation,'" conservative writer Charles C.W. Cooke also noted.

Meanwhile, National Review editor Philip Klein observed several problems with Clinton's statements. First, Clinton and Thomas were not in the same class at Yale Law School; Clinton graduated in 1973, while Thomas graduated in 1974. Second, Klein noted that Thomas' conservative views were not fully formed when he attended Yale.

"Among other things, the law school reference isn't plausible. Not only was she in a different graduating class from Thomas, but to the extent they overlapped, he wasn't even a conservative in law school — that was just the beginning of his ideological transition," Klein explained.

\u201cAmong other things, the law school reference isn't plausible. Not only was she in a different graduating class from Thomas, but to the extent they overlapped, he wasn't even a conservative in law school -- that was just the beginning of his ideological transition.\u201d
— Philip Klein (@Philip Klein) 1656429849

Even Justice Sonia Sotomayor's recent comments about Thomas refute Clinton's claims.

While speaking to progressive lawyers earlier this month, Sotomayor described Thomas as "a man who cares deeply about the court as an institution" and "about the people who work there."

"Justice Thomas is the one justice in the building that literally knows every employee’s name, every one of them. And not only does he know their names, he remembers their families’ names and histories," Sotomayor said of her colleague.

"He’s the first one who will go up to someone when you’re walking with him and say, ‘Is your son OK? How’s your daughter doing in college?'" she explained. "He’s the first one that, when my stepfather died, sent me flowers in Florida."

Sotomayor later said that she and Thomas "share a common understanding about people and kindness toward them," which is "why I can be friends with him and still continue our daily battle over our difference of opinions in cases."

CBS' John Dickerson gives Gayle King a reality check on banning 'assault weapons'



CBS chief political analyst John Dickerson injected a dose of reality into the national debate on gun control Friday morning, explaining to a panel on "CBS Mornings" that a federal so-called assault weapons ban after the deadly massacre in Ulvalde, Texas is politically unfeasible.

In the wake of the massacre at Robb Elementary School, where 19 children and two teachers were murdered Tuesday by a deranged gunman, Democrats and some TV news pundits have renewed calls for gun control legislation. "CBS Mornings" co-host Michelle Miller introduced the topic on Friday's show, saying that "across the country students are making their voices heard in the gun debate. Yesterday, thousands walked out of class to protest the perpetual lack of action on the issue, in part due to the influence of the gun lobby.”

CBS chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa, who reported from the National Rifle Association's convention in Houston, Texas, said that the gun rights group is moving forward with the event while anti-gun protesters are expected to descend on the city.

"A recent CBS News poll found that among Republicans, the majority, nearly 75%, want laws covering the sales of guns to remain the same. Or be made less strict. And when it comes to political influence, gun-rights groups spent $15.8 million on lobbying last year," Costa reported.

During a panel discussion following Costa's report, CBS anchor Gayle King asked about gun control legislation Congress could pass. "What are the specifics we should focus on?" she asked Dickerson. "I think everybody just thinks assault rifles have to go. Good, we're talking about background checks. But assault rifles to civilians who don't have formal training, why is that so hard?”

"That's not even on the table, and the table is not even in the room," Dickerson responded. "And also, by the way, even if it were on the table, you'd have an immediate debate about what an assault weapon is."

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What's "actually being discussed," Dickerson said, is federal legislation that would incentivize states to pass so-called red-flag laws, which permit police or family members to get a court order taking guns away from a person they show may be a danger to themselves or others.

"There are some states that already have this. Indiana, Virginia, others, and so there is some bipartisan support around that," he continued. "But the key thing to remember here, you need 60 votes in the Senate to get anything done, because the filibuster means you need 60 votes. If you're Democrats and you can get all of your 50 members aligned, which is also not certain, you then need to find ten Republicans to get anything passed. Anything that is going to get ten Republicans is not going to be anything close to what you're talking about in terms of assault weapons, raising the age for ownership of guns or — or — and putting any kind of measures in that people want on the left."

Miller followed up by asking how it is possible that polls can show widespread support for some kind of new gun control legislation and yet Congress lacks the votes to pass a bill. A recent CBS News poll found that 54% of Americans want stricter laws governing the sale of firearms.

Doug Heye, former chief of staff for ex-Congressman Eric Cantor, reminded Miller that members of Congress don't represent most Americans; "they represent their state, and Vermont and Montana and California and North Carolina are all very different from each other."

"And you get in states like California, North Carolina, where they have a lot of congressional districts, those districts are different from each other, and those members, Congress very accurately reflects their voters," Heye added. "If you talk to a specific member of Congress, they're representing their district probably pretty well on issues like this."

"And the key point is representing their district," Dickerson said. "The NRA spends a lot of money supporting politicians, but that money is related to the feeling of the people in the district. So it is not just dollar bills. It is also the power of the voters in those districts."

(H/T: Newsbusters)