Bari Weiss Plotting To Poach Fox News Star For CBS Anchor Chair: REPORT

CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss is reportedly plotting to poach “Special Report” host Bret Baier from Fox News and install him as anchor of “The CBS Evening News,” according to multiple media outlets.

CBS named Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News after purchasing “The Free Press” for $150 million in early October. The move, first reported by Oliver Darcy in his Status newsletter, may not take place immediately, since Baier is under contract with Fox through 2028 at a salary of $14 million per year, according to Mediaite.

Baier has anchored “Special Report” since January 2009 after spending 11 years in various roles with Fox News, including serving as White House correspondent, according to TV Insider.

Weiss founded The Free Press in 2021 after resigning from The New York Times in 2020 over the backlash to an op-ed written by Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, alleging “unlawful discrimination, hostile work environment, and constructive discharge.” The outlet was initially a newsletter called “Common Sense.”