CBS News CEO once donated thousands to Democrats; network grappling with multiple controversies

The CEO of CBS News donated much than $6,000 to Democrats during the 2020 election, according to a caller report, which comes amid the web grappling with aggregate controversies.

Wendy McMahon, the broadcast network's main executive, donated $6,100 to President Joe Biden's run and Democratic fundraising platforms successful 2020, according to filings from the Federal Election Commission, The Telegraph reported. McMahon, who was moving for ABC astatine the time, donated to the run 9 times successful the last 3 months starring up to that year's election. 

She reportedly gave donations of $2,500 each to the Biden run and the Biden Victory Fund respectively, arsenic good arsenic aggregate donations to the Democratic fundraising level ActBlue, according to The Telegraph. The main enforcement of CBS, George Cheeks, who oversees CBS News, besides donated hundreds of dollars to President Biden’s run and different Democrats successful the 2020 election. 

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CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon donated implicit $6,000 to the Biden run and different groups supporting the Democratic Party successful 2020, according to a caller report.  (Getty Images)

CBS is in turmoil this week amid aggregate controversies. 

The web archetypal sparked disorder by airing 2 antithetic answers to the aforesaid question astir Israel this week successful its "60 Minutes" interrogation with Vice President Kamala Harris. CBS is accused of editing a clip of Harris that made her "word salad" answer, according to critics, dependable much succinct and coherent, though its defenders person said the changes were simply for clip constraints. The archetypal clip from the Democratic nominee archetypal aired connected "Face the Nation" connected Sunday.

McMahon has been astatine the helm of CBS News since 2021 and was not straight progressive successful editing the interview. 

Notably, CBS News employees are not permitted to marque donations to governmental parties oregon campaigns and McMahon’s donations were erstwhile she was with ABC, The Telegraph reported. The regularisation does not use to Cheeks arsenic helium doesn't enactment for the quality department.

Former President Trump described the "60 Minutes" edit of Harris arsenic an "unprecedented scandal" and called for CBS’ broadcasting licence to beryllium revoked. 

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CBS News has been plagued with controversies successful caller days involving a tense interrogation astir Israel connected "CBS Mornings" and an edited speech of its "60 Minutes" interrogation with Vice President Kamala Harris. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton; Screenshots/CBS News)

In summation to the contention implicit the editing, "CBS Mornings" anchor Tony Dokoupil faced interior uproar pursuing an interrogation successful which helium was accused by colleagues of being excessively pugnacious connected an anti-Israel author.

The Jewish CBS News anchor irked wide colleagues by bluntly stating that writer Ta-Nehisi Coates' publication work similar thing you would find successful "the backpack of an extremist." Dokoupil pressed Coates connected whether helium believes Israel has the close to exist. 

The publication is heavy anti-Israel and has been criticized for omitting important discourse astir Palestinian coercion and the Jewish state's bonzer information situation.

At a institution league telephone connected Oct. 7, McMahon and editorial main Adrienne Roark rebuked Dokoupil, infuriating staffers who defended the greeting amusement anchor. 

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Shari Redstone, the Paramount CEO, weighed successful connected the CBS News contention surrounding "CBS Mornings" big Tony Dokoupoil's interrogation with writer  Ta-Nehisi Coates connected Monday, according to reports. (Left: (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images), Right: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

CBS enactment reassured offended unit members that pursuing a review, they had concluded that the interrogation did not conscionable the company’s "editorial standards," the Free Press reported, which obtained audio of the unit meeting.

Dokoupil yet expressed regret for the interrogation causing tumult, but not for his enactment of questioning, according to the New York Times.  But, Paramount Global seat Shari Redstone, who oversees CBS’ genitor company, defended Dokoupil this week during a sheet discussion, saying helium had done a bully job.

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Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report.