"President Donald Trump said those who believe 60 Minutes is giving him more favorable coverage now that Bari Weiss is running CBS News, and since David Ellison acquired Paramount, its parent company, are dead wrong. The president, in a Truth Social post on Tuesday afternoon, vented about The Tiffany Network's new leadership, without calling anyone out by name in particular."
"His comments come after David Ellison spearheaded Skydance's merger with Paramount earlier this year. His dad, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, is a close Trump ally who has hosted fundraising events for Trump in the past, and his company has joined several other tech giants in the White House's AI $500 billion infrastructure plan. David Ellison, on the other hand, contributed more than $900,000 to help ex-President Joe Biden get reelected last year."
"Trump was more favorable towards CBS just last month, when he told 60 Minutes in his first interview with the program since settling his lawsuit with CBS that Weiss seemed like a great new leader. I don't know her, but I hear she's a great person, Trump added. That interview was Trump's first with 60 Minutes since he settled his lawsuit against CBS over the program's editing of a 2024 interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris."
President Trump said 60 Minutes has treated him worse since Bari Weiss assumed leadership at CBS and after David Ellison's acquisition of Paramount. He posted on Truth Social that perceptions of improved coverage were 'dead wrong' and insisted his treatment by 60 Minutes has deteriorated since the so-called takeover. The comments followed Skydance's merger with Paramount led by David Ellison and mention of Larry Ellison's closeness to Trump and tech contributions to the White House AI plan. David Ellison donated to Joe Biden's reelection effort. Trump had recently given 60 Minutes an interview, called Weiss a great person, and settled a lawsuit over an edited 2024 Kamala Harris interview.
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