Trump on Netflix, Paramount war: 'None of them are particularly good friends of mine'
Source: The Hill
12/08/25 4:06 PM ET
President Trump on Monday demurred when asked about an ongoing war between Netflix and Paramount for moviemaker Warner Bros. and said he has not spoken with his son-in-law Jared Kushner about his reported role in helping Paramount win the companys board over.
I dont know enough about it, Trump told reporters at The White House. I know the companies very well and I know what theyre doing, and I have to see what percentage of market they have. I mean, none of them are particularly great friends of mine. The president said he is looking forward to doing whats right, for the country when it comes to his administrations regulation of any sale of Warner Bros.
Trump was asked if the reported involvement of a firm led by Kushner, the husband of his daughter Ivanka and a close personal ally, in helping Paramount fight Netflixs bid for Warner Bros. would sway him in the David Ellison-led companys direction. I dont know, Ive never spoken with him about it, he said. I know he tried to work on Gaza. Gaza is his primary thing.
The presidents comments came hours after Paramount launched a hostile takeover of Warner Bros. studios, undercutting a $70 billion deal the company cut with Netflix last week that would hand the streamer control of its sprawling entertainment empire.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5639252-trump-comments-warner-bros/
Whoever submits the highest bribe wins!
cstanleytech
(28,226 posts)Captain Zero
(8,745 posts)They can be my friend then.
FakeNoose
(40,212 posts)Whenever Chump gets a decent-sized "donation" from a big name, he makes sure it gets into the newspapers.
Just so everyone else will wonder about it.

Hugin
(37,448 posts)You know what that means. Lies inbound.
mdbl
(8,125 posts)It's all about lining his pockets. Thanks a lot you fucking no-good GOP congressmen for using our constitution to stop this corruption.
IthinkThereforeIAM
(3,281 posts)..."I dont know enough about it, Trump told reporters at The White House".
It reeks that Eliason(s) are involved at all. Hell, I have switched to watching the Disney news channel (ABC) since Eliason(s) stuck their noses into CBS.
It also has the faint aroma of crypto, even though Eliason(s) claim they have a "cash offer". I read up about it yesterday, Netflix offer ends up being worth more per share than what Eliason(s) are offering.
Hugin
(37,448 posts)Warner Bros/Discovery wouldnt pick up the phone. So, yeah, Trumps in it up to his porcine eyeballs.
Bengus81
(9,826 posts)That fucking POS could say the sky is blue and I wouldn't believe him.
bronxiteforever
(11,106 posts)I imagine he will say Jared Kushner, first I heard of him.
LeftinOH
(5,619 posts)GiqueCee
(3,418 posts)... you don't have any friends, great or otherwise, only enablers, all of whom are going down with you.
CarolinaNC
(140 posts)Johnny2X2X
(23,693 posts)Any business deal that occurs in the US, he thinks he should get a piece of. It's insanity. Corruption at this level is insane and it barely even gets covered in the media.
twodogsbarking
(17,589 posts)Vinca
(53,364 posts)markie
(23,858 posts)than most people breathe
suegeo
(3,102 posts)Warner Bros own CNN. If the deal goes through, the puppet's son-in-law controls, influences, sets the narrative.
At least that is speculation I heard somewhere. I have not searched company records etc.
as part of any sale, they are *supposed to* spin off the cable assets like CNN & Discovery Channel, etc.
Martin68
(27,081 posts)you are his friend until he no longer needs you or decides you aren't loyal enough.
fujiyamasan
(1,231 posts)Whoever pays him a bigger cut gets the go ahead to buy WBD. Hell throw Ellison or even Kushner under the bus if Netflix pays the bigger bribe.