Warner Bros. Discovery owns CNN, whose coverage Trump views as hostile to his administration. That’s a fact that David Ellison, the CEO of Paramount, has exploited in his bid to acquire Warner Bros. And if Trump succeeds in remaking or destroying CNN, he won’t just be wounding a network. If Trump gets his way with CBS and CNN, he will turn to fresh targets, until everyone in the kingdom submits.

Source: CNN December 22, 2025 13:49 UTC