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60 Minutes Cartoons Take Aim at CBS News Turmoil
By Curtis Jones · June 23, 2026
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Bari Weiss Inserts Wrench into 60 Minutes Mechanism
Bari Weiss stands beside a large CBS 60 Minutes pocket watch on June 4 2026. A wrench sits inside the exposed gears while she carries a toolbox. The scene shows the watch hands and internal parts in clear detail. Cagle Cartoons
Bari Weiss Displays Resume Focused on Breaking News
Bari Weiss holds a resume centered on breaking news experience. The document appears amid discussions of CBS News leadership changes and media ownership shifts at Paramount. The presentation occurs on June 11 2026. Cagle Cartoons
60 Minutes logo meets an all-seeing eye
The June 2026 cartoon shows a massive eye formed around the 60 Minutes logo. A trail of dots extends from the pupil toward the right. Text at bottom right echoes the program's closing line while a website reference highlights screening concerns. The image questions the reach of the long-running CBS news program. Cagle Cartoons
CBS Interrupts 60 Minutes Broadcast for Trump Appeasement Changes
The cartoon depicts a viewer watching an on-screen announcement from 60 Minutes that interrupts the broadcast for personnel changes at CBS to appease Trump. The scene shows the television set displaying the message while the viewer remains seated and a dog lies on the floor. Cagle Cartoons
Trump and Bari Weiss Slice Apart Freedom of Speech Around CBS
Arms from Trump and Bari Weiss cut the red words Freedom of Speech above three CBS circles with varying eye states. The left CBS eye is open, the middle is squinted, and the right is solid dark. The image responds to ongoing tensions over media coverage and press freedom involving CBS and public figures. Cagle Cartoons
60 Minutes Timer Ticks as CBS Leadership Rushes to Defuse Turmoil
A sweating journalist wearing a Freedom of the Press hat leans over a bundle of dynamite sticks wired to a 60 Minutes timer. The timer ticks loudly as the figure warns in a speech bubble that failure to defuse the crisis will cause everything to blow. Cagle Cartoons
Larry Ellison and Bari Weiss eyed for CBS News leadership roles
A stopwatch graphic shows Larry Ellison and Bari Weiss positioned on the dial under the altered title 60 Minions. The image references their reported interest in CBS News roles. Publication occurs amid ongoing corporate media consolidation discussions in 2026. Cagle Cartoons
Bari Weiss Turns 60 Minutes into a Ticking Bomb in Watch Repair Parody
Steve Sack's June 2026 cartoon shows Bari Weiss as a watch repair technician who has attached a 60 Minutes clock to a bundle of dynamite. The sign above reads Bari Weiss Watch Repair While U Wait. Weiss states in a speech bubble that the show was not broken so she fixed it. Cagle Cartoons
CBS Building Warns Bari Weiss of Mike Wallace Visit
The drawing shows the CBS Broadcast Center in New York with its prominent eye logo and 60 Minutes signage. Large lettering on the right addresses Bari Weiss directly, stating a Mike Wallace figure has arrived to see her. The image appears amid reports of personnel changes and editorial disputes at CBS News in the spring of 2026. Cagle Cartoons
60 Minutes Stopwatch Bomb Targets First Amendment Scroll
The image shows suited hands holding a stopwatch-bomb labeled 60 Minutes and Silencing. The device is wired with red sticks and aimed at a scroll reading We The and 1st Amendment. Tick text repeats overhead. The June 2026 piece responds to ongoing tensions between CBS and political figures over press coverage and constitutional protections. Cagle Cartoons
David Ellison Consolidates Media Power as Colbert Exits
David Ellison, son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison, transitions from acting flop in Flyboys to leading Skydance Media. By 2025 he acquires Paramount and influences CBS and CNN. The 2026 panel shows him aligned with Trump messaging as Stephen Colbert's show ends. Cagle Cartoons
Walter Cronkite Spins in Grave Over CBS News Changes
The cartoon depicts Walter Cronkite's gravestone with two observers noting his reaction to developments at CBS News. Footprints labeled spin trail away from the scene, highlighting ongoing media dynamics at the network in late January 2026. Cagle Cartoons
CBS News suffers black eye after spiking 60 Minutes prison report
A figure representing CBS News appears with a prominent black eye while clutching a notebook labeled immigration coverage. A starburst highlights a spiked 60 Minutes prison report. The scene ties the network's visible injury to decisions around an El Salvador prison story. Cagle Cartoons
Trump Face Embedded in CBS News Logo Raises Questions
The cartoon shows Donald Trump's face inside the O of the CBS logo above the word NEWS, with a long red tie extending downward. Published December 23 2025, it responds to reports that CBS 60 Minutes pulled a segment amid discussions of free speech and media decisions. Cagle Cartoons
Trump Portrayed as Big Brother Monitoring CBS
The illustration depicts Donald Trump with an exaggerated head and a single large eye, styled after the Big Brother figure from George Orwell's 1984. Bold text at the bottom declares Big Brother is watching CBS. Cagle Cartoons
Trump Stands Beside Nervous Thanksgiving Turkey on Chopping Block
The cartoon depicts Donald Trump next to a Thanksgiving turkey positioned on a chopping block. Trump extends a hand while the turkey asks if the figure is ready and admits uncertainty about his identity. The image references the annual presidential turkey pardon custom. Publication occurs on November 11, 2025, near the holiday season. Cagle Cartoons
60 Minutes Doghouse Guards Trump Lies for Legacy Media
A political cartoon depicts a doghouse marked 60 Minutes with a sleeping dog wearing a spiked collar. A sign states legacy media continues broadcasting Trump's lies. The caption calls it our big beautiful guard dog. The image critiques media coverage of the president on November 8 2025. Cagle Cartoons
60 Minutes rebranded as Spin-Its with Trump lies filling the dial
The cartoon depicts Donald Trump inside a stopwatch rebranded from 60 Minutes to Spin-Its. Repeated LIE text surrounds the dial. The image criticizes the news program for soft coverage rather than hard-hitting questions during a recent interview. Cagle Cartoons
CBS News weighs settlement as Visine truck pulls up
CBS News faces a lawsuit and considers settlement. A Visine truck appears outside the network headquarters. The image uses the eye drops brand to highlight the network's focus on the legal matter. Cagle Cartoons
Lesley Stahl on 60 Minutes probes media lies about Clinton Trump spying
On July 26 2022 Gary McCoy drew Lesley Stahl announcing a 60 Minutes segment investigating a news magazine that lied by denying Hillary Clinton spied on Trump. The cartoon references the Durham probe into Alfa Bank claims and Tech Executive 1. It mocks mainstream media efforts to restore credibility after the Sussmann case developments. Cagle Cartoons
Cartoon Shows Concussion as Quick Fix for News Overload
Bob Englehart's cartoon depicts one man pushing another in a wheelchair toward an emergency room. The standing figure suggests a concussion as the solution to forgetting the news. The patient wears a head bandage and appears dazed. The sign points the way with a red arrow. The image comments on media saturation through this visual gag. Cagle Cartoons
Explosive Dollar Boom Dominates TV News Broadcast
A television screen erupts in flames and smoke labeled dollar boom while a seated man informs a standing woman that the blasts represent the news. The scene highlights sensational coverage of financial and conflict stories dominating broadcasts. The cartoon from May 2025 captures public reaction to nonstop dramatic reporting. Cagle Cartoons
Cable News Stretches 'Breaking News' Label Across Endless Loop
Bruce Plante's September 9, 2024 cartoon shows a news anchor pinned beneath the words Breaking News, one letter cracked. The bottom text reveals the story finished hours earlier yet continues on loop. The image critiques 24-hour cable outlets that retain the urgent banner for dramatic effect long after events conclude. Cagle Cartoons
Media Floods Airwaves With Anti-Trump Warnings as Voter Stays Firm
On April 5, 2024, as the presidential campaign heated up, cable news networks intensified coverage urging voters away from Donald Trump. The cartoon shows a weary man in his living room bombarded by repeated on-screen messages from CNN and MSNBC telling him not to support the former president. Cagle Cartoons
Local News Vessel Confronts Giant Misinformation Shark
A small boat marked Local News carries three journalists including one wearing a press hat. They confront a large shark labeled Misinformation whose open mouth reveals rows of teeth. One reporter points forward while declaring the need for a bigger boat. Cagle Cartoons
Couple Watches All-Shootings Network Broadcast of Latest Mass Shooting
On July 4, 2023, Peter Kuper's cartoon depicts a couple in an apartment watching the All-Shootings Network. The television displays an anchor delivering news of another mass shooting. The woman holds a mug while both viewers appear weary. The caption questions if the broadcast is a rerun. Cagle Cartoons
TV News Anchor Warns Viewers Then Promises Endless Replays
A split-panel image shows a suited news anchor at a TV News desk. The left panel features a warning about disturbing video. The right panel shows the same anchor promising repeated airings of that video. The date is December 2020. The scene highlights repetition in news coverage. Cagle Cartoons
Impeachment Hearings Force Soap Opera Fans to Miss The Young and the Restless
On November 12 2019 a political cartoon depicted a frustrated woman watching television with her cat. She complains that impeachment hearings have preempted her favorite daytime soap operas. The speech bubble references The Young and the Restless and Days of Our Lives. A man in uniform appears on the screen. Cagle Cartoons
Local TV News Portrayed as Three-Ring Circus in 2012 Cartoon
A 2012 cartoon by Dave Granlund shows a ringmaster filming a clown news anchor and a seal performer balancing a starred ball. The camera bears a 3-RING CIRCUS label. The image critiques the shift of local TV news toward entertainment and spectacle over substance. Cagle Cartoons