(The Guardian) Trump: 'It's imperative that CNN be sold'
Trump was asked about Warner Bros Discovery, which own CNN and is facing a hostile bid from Paramount Skydance. The president responded: “I think it’s imperative that CNN be sold, because you certainly wouldn’t want to … leave those people with some good money so CNN can spend even more money spreading poison, because it’s lies … The people that are running CNN right now are either corrupt or incompetent.”
After Netflix recently unveiled a $82.7bn deal to acquire WBD’s studio and HBO, David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, announced a rival $108.4bn hostile bid to take over the entire company. White House officials have signaled their preference for Paramount, and before Paramount revealed its hostile bid, Trump had said he would be “involved in the decision” on approving Netflix’s acquisition.
Later in the briefing, Trump stopped taking questions from reporters when a CNN correspondent asked him about the non-release of the boat strike video he previously said he had no problem releasing. “I thought that issue was dead. I’m surprised you bring it up. You must be CNN,” the president said. “You know you work for the Democrats, don’t you? You’re basically an arm of the Democrat party.”
Trump was asked about Warner Bros Discovery, which own CNN and is facing a hostile bid from Paramount Skydance. The president responded: “I think it’s imperative that CNN be sold, because you certainly wouldn’t want to … leave those people with some good money so CNN can spend even more money spreading poison, because it’s lies … The people that are running CNN right now are either corrupt or incompetent.”
After Netflix recently unveiled a $82.7bn deal to acquire WBD’s studio and HBO, David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, announced a rival $108.4bn hostile bid to take over the entire company. White House officials have signaled their preference for Paramount, and before Paramount revealed its hostile bid, Trump had said he would be “involved in the decision” on approving Netflix’s acquisition.
Later in the briefing, Trump stopped taking questions from reporters when a CNN correspondent asked him about the non-release of the boat strike video he previously said he had no problem releasing. “I thought that issue was dead. I’m surprised you bring it up. You must be CNN,” the president said. “You know you work for the Democrats, don’t you? You’re basically an arm of the Democrat party.”
