Trump just got much closer to bringing CNN to heel
With David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance poised to buy Warner Bros Discovery, the president is tightening his grip on the US media
For many years, Donald Trump has trashed CNN and has taught his loyal followers to do the same.
During the 2016 presidential campaign, angry chants of “CNN sucks!” reverberated at his campaign rallies, and he still jumps at every opportunity to disparage star CNN journalists such as Kaitlan Collins.
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