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Turmoil at CBS News over Trump aide Mick Mulvaney’s punditry gig

A network executive said they want to hire more Republicans to gain ‘access’ ahead of a ‘likely’ Democratic midterm wipeout

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March 30, 2022 at 2:42 p.m. EDT
Mick Mulvaney, seen here at the White House in 2020, was hired this week as a paid on-air contributor by CBS News. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
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CBS News’s decision to hire former Trump administration official Mick Mulvaney as a paid on-air contributor is drawing backlash within the company because of his history of bashing the press and promoting the former president’s fact-free claims.

But a top network executive seemed to lay the groundwork for the decision in a staff meeting earlier this month, when he said the network needed to hire more Republicans to prepare for a “likely” Democratic midterm wipeout.