Article in Poynter, by Tom Jones, 12/12/25

Headline:  “Donald Trump’s mission to get CNN sold”

Subhead: “It’s one thing for the president of the United States to dislike a network. It’s quite another to get personally involved in the network’s sale.”

“There’s no doubt about it at this point. President Donald Trump has great interest in what happens to CNN.

“CNN is a part of Warner Bros. Discovery. And, at the moment, WBD is in a tug-of-war between being sold to Netflix or being taken over in a hostile bid by Paramount.

“That sets up this interesting equation. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2025/donald-trumps-mission-to-get-cnn-sold/