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President Donald Trump expressed unhappiness with the owners of Paramount Skydance Corp. over CBS News coverage of his presidency, in the latest signal of how he may be leaning in the battle to purchase Warner Bros.
Donald Trump chimed in again on 60 Minutes, CBS and Paramount, this time complaining that the newsmagazine has treated him “far worse” since the David Ellison-led takeover of the company. He wrote on Truth Social,
One month after Trump settled his lawsuit with Paramount, CBS’s parent company was acquired by Skydance Media in August. New CEO David Ellison selected Bari Weiss as the editor-in-chief of CBS News in October, and Trump previously praised her when he appeared on 60 Minutes in November.
The president’s screed comes a week after he melted down over a 60 Minutes interview with Trump loyalist turned foe Marjorie Taylor Greene, grousing that the broadcast showed that Paramount chairman David Ellison – whom he has repeatedly praised as a “great person” was “NO BETTER THAN THE OLD OWNERSHIP.”
Earlier this year, Skydance acquired Paramount, the parent company of CBS News. Company leadership has since placed Bari Weiss in charge. Weiss famously resigned from the New York Times to form The Free Press and has positioned herself as a supporter of free speech and traditional journalism.
UFC President Dana White confirmed the historic White House event in June will stream exclusively on Paramount+, not air live on CBS. This move aligns
I got to say, if my company’s got that kind of green, I’m sure they can afford to uncancel one of their best shows,’ Colbert says.
Scott Pelley claimed that he has experienced "no corporate interference" yet at "60 Minutes" under the new Paramount leadership. While accepting his recognition as a Walter Cronkite Award honoree for his coverage of the Trump administration's threats to major law firms,