Trump says CBS has ‘hope’ under ‘great new owner’
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President Donald Trump suggested CBS has “hope” under its “big new owner” during a White House roundtable on Wednesday.
Trump hosted the “Antifa Roundtable” attended by US Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and many right-wing and independent media journalists. Journalists discussed their firsthand experiences with the radical left group, which Trump recently designated a domestic terrorist organization.
During the debate, journalists also criticized mainstream media outlets for ignoring stories about Antifa or misreporting events such as CNN’s “fiery but mostly peaceful protests” in the 2020 riots.
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President Donald Trump expressed some optimism for CBS News following a recent ownership deal. (Al Drago/Bloomberg, Getty Images)
Trump acknowledged their criticism and went so far as to accuse Antifa of working “in concert” with sections of the media. He went on to attack more media networks, but expressed optimism about CBS.
“I think ABC is very bad,” Trump said. “I think NBC is very bad. And CBS has a new owner, so we have hope for CBS. CBS has a great new owner [in] my opinion. But as I will tell you, ABC sucks. NBC is terrible. It’s also on MSNBC. You know, they changed it. “They legally moved it elsewhere, so the word ‘MSNBC’ doesn’t taint them, but most of what’s there is absolutely terrible.”
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New Paramount owner David Ellison (left) agrees to deal with Bari Weiss (right) and The Free Press. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images; James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images; Noam Galai/Getty Images for Free Press)
Trump is likely referring to the merger that took place in August between CBS parent Paramount Global and Skydance Media. Both companies are now under the management of Skydance CEO David Ellison, who has made CBS News one of his top priorities.
One of the biggest changes under Ellison was the appointment of Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News following Paramount’s acquisition of media company The Free Press. Weiss will partner with current CBS News President Tom Cibrowski and report directly to Ellison.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to CBS and Paramount for comment.
President Donald Trump mocked much of the mainstream media during a roundtable discussion at the White House. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
During the roundtable discussion, Trump asked some reporters which networks they thought were most guilty. He agreed with someone who ranked MSNBC among the worst, followed by CNN.
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“MSNBC. It’s a disgrace that Brian Roberts allowed this to happen. And CNN is second. I would say CNN is not as bad as MSNBC. MSNBC is sick,” Trump said.
