"After Paramount announced it was canceling Stephen Colbert's show last summer, his friend Jon Stewart responded with an "f-bomb-filled monologue" aimed at the company and the Trump administration. Stewart, like many others, believed Paramount pulled the plug on Colbert, a frequent Trump critic, for political reasons. So it would be weird for Stewart, who is also a committed Trump critic, to stay on with Paramount after that. Right?"
"Among them: Paying Trump $16 million to settle what should have been a spurious lawsuit over a "60 Minutes" interview; agreeing to dispense with DEI initiatives; hiring an ombudsman with conservative credentials to oversee complaints about supposed bias at CBS News; and acquiring Bari Weiss' Free Press and installing Weiss as editor in chief at CBS News. And Donald Trump has definitely noticed those efforts."
"He has repeatedly praised the Ellisons and their ownership, including during a recent interview with ... " 60 Minutes". The Ellisons, meanwhile, are counting on Trump's blessing if they move forward with plans to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. " We have a good relationship with the administration," David Ellison noted last month."
Paramount canceled Stephen Colbert's show last summer, prompting Jon Stewart to deliver an f-bomb-filled monologue accusing the company and the Trump administration of political motivations. Stewart nevertheless re-signed with Paramount and will continue hosting The Daily Show through 2026. Paramount has taken several actions that appear to align with Donald Trump and his administration, including a $16 million settlement with Trump, ending DEI initiatives, hiring a conservative ombudsman for CBS News complaints, and acquiring Bari Weiss's Free Press while installing her at CBS News. The Ellisons seek Trump's blessing for a potential Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition.
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