Pussy-Footing North American Interviewers?

I saw this clip the other day about Mike Lazaridis (RIM/Blackberry CEO) abruptly stopping a BBC interview. But it was the comment of the Young Turk reporter that shocked me. Do interviewers in the US really go softly with CEO's so that they do not lose their jobs?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=izUG8Zep02s

John