Trump raises potential concerns over $72B Netflix-Warner Bros deal

The bidding for approval begins. Watch the crypto fly.

Concerned the palms he's greased with this data center bubble and a tiktok coupon won't get to control more media.

Concerned that Sarandos and Peters haven't sufficiently greased his palm?

The article clearly has Trump raising microeconomic concerns about increased monopoly power.

Who believes anything he says?

It appears that Trump's intent is to prefer a hostile buyout financed in part by Jared Kushner's investment firm Affinity Partners, along with financing from the Saudi and Qatari sovereign wealth funds and L'imad Holding Co, owned by Abu Dhabi. Nothing to see here.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/kushner-role-bid...

> Paramount Skydance, which is headed by David Ellison, had previously tried to buy all of Warner Bros, including its cable networks.

> David Ellison's multi-billionaire father, Larry Ellison, is a close ally of Trump.

Small government, folks

Jared Kushner's investment firm Affinity Partners is also involved in the bid, along with their partner the Saudi Arabia sovereign wealth fund...