Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent slams show as ‘a snake pit’: ‘I hated it’

NewsWorldAmericasVeteran 60 Minutes correspondent slams show as ‘a snake pit’: ‘I hated it’Steve Kroft retired from CBS in 2019 Isabel Keane in New York Sunday 05 April 2026 15:46 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952124","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/steve-kroft-60-minutes-correspondent-cbs-news-b2952124.html","title":"Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent slams show as ‘a snake pit’: ‘I hated it’"}}CloseCBS Mornings airs report on Bari Weiss spiking a 60 Minutes story on CECOTThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft slammed the beloved CBS programmin...