CNN/Getty/The Daily Beast Conservative pundit Scott Jennings has leapt to the defense of CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss after the MAGA-curious boss was met with backlash over coverage of the war in Iran. Jennings, 48, praised Weiss on X, responding to a Semafor article about the new CBS leader’s vociferous approach to U.S. intervention in Iran. The article described “frustrated” staffers within the CBS newsroom and called Weiss “zealous” for unapologetically reposting a clip of Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad condemning New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s critique of the U.S.-Israeli strikes. Weiss added a fire emoji to her repost. Read more at The Daily Beast.