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mysteryowl

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6. Tony Dokoupil's 'CBS Evening News' Slammed Over Jan. 6 Report & Marco Rubio Tribute

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Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:14 PM

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Dokoupil’s report focused on the march held by what he called “pardoned defendants,” referring to those who were convicted for conspiracy and assault on law enforcement officers and later pardoned by Trump when he returned to the White House for his second term.

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Viewers and critics took to social media to react to the latest CBS Evening News, with The Atlantic contributing editor Norman Orstein calling the January 6 report, “Disgraceful and disgusting.”

https://www.tvinsider.com/1237614/tony-dokoupil-cbs-evening-news-jan-6-riots-marco-rubio/

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CBS evening news is not doing well... [View all] mysteryowl Saturday OP

... SheltieLover Saturday #1

"Interpersonal dynamics" means Javier objected to CBS becoming a Republican party propaganda organ. sop Saturday #2

If this was a liberal producer, she'd be fired Johonny Saturday #3

I wonder if they don't see it as addition by subtraction ego_nation Monday #31

The network of Murrow and Sevareid and Shirer and Cronkite ... 31st Street Bridge Saturday #4

It is now the Conservative BS network dalton99a Saturday #5

Yes. ConservativeBS Evening News bucolic_frolic Saturday #7

They have been the CONservativeBS network mwmisses4289 Saturday #16

16 years TV free for us NewHendoLib Saturday #19

It's been rebranded - Trump/CBS News, just like the Kennedy Center dem4decades Saturday #23

As was said at the awards last night by the host Traildogbob Monday #26

Tony Dokoupil's 'CBS Evening News' Slammed Over Jan. 6 Report & Marco Rubio Tribute mysteryowl Saturday #6

"pardoned defendants" is not accurate for most tried and found quilty karynnj Saturday #15

It surprises me people watch any of the evening news programs... Mark.b2 Saturday #8

And the endless parade of pharma ads NewHendoLib Saturday #11

Oh, yeah! I forgot about that, but you're right! Mark.b2 Saturday #12

I usually watch AbC news but when it's pre emptied for football I used to watch cbs kimbutgar Saturday #9

Not doing well? Good. B.See Saturday #10

Bari Weiss doing exactly what Bari Weiss was hired to do LR3 Saturday #13

If destroying their ratings was the reason she was hired she's off to a fantastic start. BannonsLiver Saturday #17

She was hired to destroy CBS news LR3 Saturday #24

No she was hired to remake it as a right wing outlet. BannonsLiver Monday #25

Have not watched it since is was taken over by Frick (Miller) and Frack's (Trump) mouthpiece Weiss. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Saturday #14

Womp womp... regnaD kciN Saturday #18

It is suceeding in what they want to do. edhopper Saturday #20

"where he was spotted with his belongings." BlueWaveNeverEnd Saturday #21

I suspect Katy Tur is the brains of the family BootinUp Saturday #22

They partook of tRump's shit -- now they can go right ahead and fucking DIE Blue Owl Monday #27

Haven't watched CBS in years. And Dokoupil is out of his league Ritabert Monday #28

Go Nazi, go broke! Initech Monday #29

I stick to Democracy Now with Amy Goodman. The Grand Illuminist Monday #30