Last week’s interview saw CBS Mornings co-host Tony Dokoupil speak with author Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new book The Message, which passionately argues that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians is immoral and should be condemned.

CBS News chiefs suggested that top anchor Tony Dokoupil violated the network’s standards of “neutrality and objectivity” after he pressed an anti-Israel activist on his controversial rhetoric. When Ta-Nehisi Coates joined CBS Mornings last week to discuss his new book The Message,

CBS News executives said Monday that a heated morning show interview with acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates, during which his new book was compared to “extremist” writings, did not meet the network’s editorial standards.