Trump, Netflix and Warner Bros.
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Trump's comments came days after Netflix beat out Paramount Skydance's offer for all of WBD, and Comcast's bid for part of the company.
President Donald Trump gushed over Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandso calling him “fantastic” but also noted that a combined Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery would “have a very big market share.”
Laura Loomer and other right-wing media figures cast Netflix as a Democratic stronghold and want the government to block it from buying Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Trump & Netflix are in sync, says CEO Ted Sarandos even as Paramount launches a new $108B bid for Warner Bros Discovery
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