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60 Minutes Clash: Alfonsi Challenges Trump Allegiance Over Prison Report

1/23/2026

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Sharyn Alfonsi, a 60 Minutes correspondent, clashed with Adam Rubenstein, Bari Weiss's deputy, in a January 12 meeting over a shelved El Salvador's CECOT prison report.
Alfonsi accused Rubenstein of being a mouthpiece for the Trump administration as the report faced a month of negotiations.
The segment, which aired with no major changes, included Alfonsi's postscript on deported Venezuelan men and prisoner tattoos, highlighting mistrust at 60 Minutes.

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Story summary

Sharyn Alfonsi, a 60 Minutes correspondent, clashed with Adam Rubenstein, Bari Weiss's deputy, in a January 12 meeting over a shelved El Salvador's CECOT prison report.
Alfonsi accused Rubenstein of being a mouthpiece for the Trump administration as the report faced a month of negotiations.
The segment, which aired with no major changes, included Alfonsi's postscript on deported Venezuelan men and prisoner tattoos, highlighting mistrust at 60 Minutes.