Sep 24, 2026 · 44 min · 12 segments
Firings at CNN? Big Tech is coming to media -- and between Ellison and (possibly) Elon Musk, there are big changes ahead. With David Ellison poised to take control of CNN through the Paramount–Warner…
Trish ReganHost
Take a look at this, CNN in total panic mode [laughs] because you see, they really don't like the idea of one Elon Musk being involved in any way, shape, or form.

The whole idea that you're gonna have the likes of the Ellisons in there, I mean, those horrible Ellisons, for goodness sakes, they actually talk to Donald Trump.

And now this guy, I mean, he's like enemy number one, right? They cannot stand Elon Musk.

How many times did we hear them go on and on and on and on when he bought Twitter? I mean, remember what happened after he bought Twitter? It was like the media cabal just freaked out.


You had California coming out last week and finally saying, "All right, we got a deal here because, you know, this is an antitrust case and our issues seem to have been solved, and thus we can't hold up this deal any longer." I want to go to Rob Bonta.

Let me show you this [laughs] press conference, right? Just a little snippet from it.

And I think the guy's about ready to break out in tears because he can't believe that he is allowing for this deal between Paramount and Warner Brothers to go through after all.

Take a look at this, CNN in total panic mode [laughs] because you see, they really don't like the idea of one Elon Musk being involved in any way, shape, or form.

The whole idea that you're gonna have the likes of the Ellisons in there, I mean, those horrible Ellisons, for goodness sakes, they actually talk to Donald Trump.

And now this guy, I mean, he's like enemy number one, right? They cannot stand Elon Musk.

How many times did we hear them go on and on and on and on when he bought Twitter? I mean, remember what happened after he bought Twitter? It was like the media cabal just freaked out.


You had California coming out last week and finally saying, "All right, we got a deal here because, you know, this is an antitrust case and our issues seem to have been solved, and thus we can't hold up this deal any longer." I want to go to Rob Bonta.

Let me show you this [laughs] press conference, right? Just a little snippet from it.

And I think the guy's about ready to break out in tears because he can't believe that he is allowing for this deal between Paramount and Warner Brothers to go through after all.
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