Veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker has privately admitted that he sometimes feels like a “traitor” for staying at the storied newsmagazine after Bari Weiss fired six of his colleagues — while on other days he considers himself half of the “resistance,” according to a report.

Whitaker made the placing remarks during a current gathering at the Central Park West dwelling of CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jonathan LaPook that was organized to honor the staffers ousted on what workers have dubbed “Black Thursday,” Status reported.

The honorees were govt producer Tanya Simon, govt editor Draggan Mihailovich, producers Guy Campanile and Matthew Polevoy and correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega.

Bill Whitaker reportedly advised colleagues that some days he feels like a “traitor” for remaining at “60 Minutes” after six co-workers were ousted. 60 Minutes / CBS

Whitaker delivered remarks criticizing the firings, according to Breaker Media, which first reported the gathering.

The journo reportedly described his emotions about remaining at “60 Minutes” as a “seesaw” — telling the room that some days he worries he betrayed his former colleagues by staying, while on others, he views himself as pushing back from within.

Whitaker also expressed confidence that the program would survive the upheaval, according to Status.

Former correspondent Scott Pelley and present correspondent Lesley Stahl also attended the gathering, alongside with Simon and other present and former staffers. Alfonsi and Vega were touring and did not attend.

Whitaker’s conflicted remarks underscore the bind dealing with the remaining veterans after a collection of departures dramatically shook up the program.

CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss has confronted continued resistance from some “60 Minutes” veterans following the departures of six colleagues earlier this yr. Getty Images

Pelley was fired shortly after the six May dismissals following a heated confrontation with newly put in govt producer Nick Bilton. Pelley attacked Bilton’s {qualifications} and accused Weiss of “murdering” “60 Minutes.”

Anderson Cooper individually ended his almost two-decade relationship with the broadcast.

Whitaker, Stahl and Jon Wertheim in the end determined to stay, but beforehand made clear that their resolution should not be interpreted as an endorsement of administration.

A 2023 “60 Minutes” lineup included, from left to proper, Sharyn Alfonsi, Jon Wertheim, Bill Whitaker, Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Cecilia Vega and Anderson Cooper. Alfonsi, Pelley, Vega and Cooper have since left the program, while Wertheim, Whitaker and Stahl stay. CBS via Getty Images

Whitaker is now pushing forward with the upcoming season, touring to Ukraine this week for a reporting task, Status reported.

Behind the scenes, the clock is ticking toward the Sept. 13 premiere.

The manufacturing pipeline is reportedly working nicely behind its normal tempo. More than a dozen items would usually have been screened by this level in the summer time — in contrast with no more than one so far this yr, according to Status.

One supply called the scenario a “five-alarm fire,” although several screenings are scheduled for next week and every producer has at least two tales in improvement, the publication reported.

Meanwhile, Weiss has become more and more seen inside the “60 Minutes” operation.

Former “60 Minutes” govt producer Tanya Simon was among six colleagues ousted from the newsmagazine on what staffers have dubbed “Black Thursday.” CBS via Getty Images

Staffers believe the CBS News editor-in-chief has successfully become the program’s de facto govt producer because of her in depth involvement in editorial selections, according to Status.

Weiss was noticed this week working from Simon’s former workplace on the “60 Minutes” ground, which Bilton has transformed into a convention room, the publication reported.

An individual acquainted with the interior workings of “60 Minutes” pushed back on the characterization of Weiss as the present’s de facto govt producer, noting that Bilton holds that title while Weiss has duties across the information division.

The supply also disputed any suggestion that Weiss had successfully moved into Simon’s previous stomping grounds.

Bilton transformed Simon’s former nook workplace into a convention room obtainable to the whole “60 Minutes” workers, and Weiss does not keep a everlasting workplace at the newsmagazine, the particular person said.

The 2023 “60 Minutes” crew included then-executive producer Bill Owens (far proper) alongside correspondents Stahl, Cooper, Pelley, Whitaker, Vega, Wertheim and Alfonsi. CBS via Getty Images

CBS News managing editor Charles Forelle, one of Weiss’s high deputies, has also established a presence on the ground and is closely concerned in the editorial course of, according to Status.

The rebuilt program will characteristic holdovers Whitaker, Stahl and Wertheim alongside with Norah O’Donnell and new correspondent Ross Douthat. New contributors embody Sebastian Junger, Gianna Toboni, Ariel Levy and Trevor Phillips.

Junger has already acknowledged the turmoil surrounding his new office.

After his hiring was announced, he wrote that there had been “troubling events at ‘60 Minutes’ over the last few months” and that the program had skilled “tremendous turmoil.”

“I’m very clear that I’m working for the truth, not for CBS or anyone else, and it is my great honor to do that,” Junger wrote.

The remarks did not sit nicely with Weiss, Status reported.

For Whitaker, however, the instant activity is getting the broadcast back on the air — even as he wrestles privately with what it means to be one of the veterans who stayed.

The Post has sought remark from Whitaker and CBS News.