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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(134,695 posts) Thu Dec 11, 2025, 01:50 PM Dec 11

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Trump enters Warner Bros. fight, says it's 'imperative that CNN be sold'

President Donald Trump inserted himself directly into the battle for control of Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday, saying, “It’s imperative that CNN be sold,” while deriding the network’s news coverage.

Trump’s comments during a White House roundtable indicated that he favors Paramount’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, WBD for short — though he did not mention Paramount by name.

Paramount, led by CEO David Ellison with backing from his father, billionaire Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, is the only company trying to buy all of WBD, including CNN. Netflix signed a deal last week to buy Warner Bros. and HBO, but not the news brand.

“You have some good companies bidding,” Trump said in response to New York Post reporter Geoff Earle, who asked, “What changes do you want to see at CNN under new leadership?”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-enters-warner-bros-fight-225827653.html

Not your business Slobfather. Where are the Laissez-Faire Republicans?

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Trump enters Warner Bros. fight, says it's 'imperative that CNN be sold' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 11 OP

Go back to sleep, Dotard. Diamond_Dog Dec 11 #1

Trump never misses a chance to extort and get bribes. Irish_Dem Dec 11 #2

Imperative. Imperative to who? and why? /nt bucolic_frolic Dec 11 #3

"I want it to be sold to me, so I can fire and hire who I want." sakabatou Dec 11 #4

Yeah, remember when Republicans pretended they hated government interference in the free market? tanyev Dec 11 #5

Diamond_Dog

(40,308 posts)

1. Go back to sleep, Dotard.

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Thu Dec 11, 2025, 01:54 PM

Dec 11

Irish_Dem

(80,747 posts)

2. Trump never misses a chance to extort and get bribes.

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Thu Dec 11, 2025, 01:54 PM

Dec 11

bucolic_frolic

(54,791 posts)

3. Imperative. Imperative to who? and why? /nt

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Thu Dec 11, 2025, 01:54 PM

Dec 11

sakabatou

(46,040 posts)

4. "I want it to be sold to me, so I can fire and hire who I want."

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Thu Dec 11, 2025, 02:01 PM

Dec 11

tanyev

(49,053 posts)

5. Yeah, remember when Republicans pretended they hated government interference in the free market?

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Thu Dec 11, 2025, 05:50 PM

Dec 11

Clearly, the only thing they hate is when Democratic governments try to make it more fair for everyone.

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