Trump: ‘Imperative’ that CNN be sold to new ownership
Trump insists CNN must be sold separately in any Warner Bros. Discovery deal, calling current management corrupt or incompetent and citing concerns over biased news coverage.
- President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday it is 'imperative' that CNN be sold as part of any Warner Bros. Discovery deal, calling the network's leaders 'either corrupt or incompetent'.
- Under the plan Warner Bros. Discovery is pursuing, it will split into two publicly traded halves, while Netflix's $82.7 billion deal excludes TV networks and Paramount Skydance launched a $30-per-share hostile bid for all of WBD, including CNN.
- Using blunt language, President Donald Trump accused CNN of 'spreading poison' and 'lies', called its managers a 'disgrace', and said he would 'probably be involved' in deal approvals.
- His comments signaled a tilt toward Paramount's rival bid, fueling anxiety at CBS News about combined ownership with CNN, while the Warner board is expected to respond next week amid regulatory review.
- Historically, Trump opposed deals that included CNN, as seen in the AT&T/Time Warner merger blocked by the Justice Department, while David Ellison recently assured officials he would make sweeping changes to CNN, raising editorial firewall concerns.
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US President Trump is in favour of a sale of CNN. The news station spreads «gifts and lies».
In the past, he has repeatedly called CNN “fake news,” accused the network of biased coverage of his work, called it “one of the worst in business” and ridiculed its ratings.
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