“We are doomed,” one staffer told Status. “We are f---ed,” said another. “Everybody is reeling about the obvious things,” said a third staffer, with the network looking set to get the Bari Weiss treatment.

Weiss, the CBS News editor-in-chief, has steered that network into Trump-friendly territory since taking over late last year. Earlier this month, veteran broadcaster Anderson Cooper cut ties with CBS and 60 Minutes after two decades to escape this particular makeover. The official line was that he wanted to spend more time with family, but sources said he quickly grew weary of the new management.

If Paramount Skydance closes a deal, he’ll be on a collision course with the same higher-ups he fled to avoid. Indeed, one source told NewsNation that this will prove difficult for Cooper to stomach. “This will be messy and uncomfortable if Bari and Anderson are under the same roof again,” the media insider said. “Anderson really doesn’t like her or want to work for her—and he’s the face of the network. For now.”

Cooper will know best what’s to come if the deal goes through, with reports of his frustration down to Weiss’ propensity to MAGA-fy stories and hold back anything she saw as an affront to the sensitive Trump administration.