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Miles Archer

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Sat Jan 17, 2026, 04:40 PM 10 hrs ago

French, or regular? Bari Weiss' first in-person encounter with Trump involved "exchanged kisses"

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-curious-cbs-boss-greeted-trump-with-a-kiss/

“He was so happy to see her and she was so excited to meet him, they both leaned in and exchanged kisses on the cheek,” a source told The Independent of the meet-cute.

Weiss, 41, first met the president after his 60 Minutes interview in November, during which he said he “didn’t know” the CBS head but had only heard good things.

By kismet, Weiss appeared on set moments after the interview ended, and host Norah O’Donnell’s “jaw dropped” at the very familiar greeting.

The reporter added: “It’s wildly inappropriate and presents an overly chummy relationship with the president that no real journalist should or would engage in because it suggests a lack of objectivity. That is the president, not a grieving family member.”
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