CBS News Falls to Trump: The Shocking Resignation of Bill Owens

The real story here is about Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Paramount, who’s desperately trying to secure Trump administration approval for her company’s multibillion-dollar sale to Skydance, a company run by the son of tech billionaire and Trump supporter Larry Ellison. Redstone has reportedly pushed for a settlement with Trump, despite the absurdity of his legal claims.

Owens, to his immense credit, refused to cave.

“Over the past months, it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it, to make independent decisions based on what was right for 60 Minutes, right for the audience,” Owens wrote in his resignation memo.