Hegseth: 'The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better." [View all]

“More fake news from CNN, reports that the Trump administration ‘underestimated’ the Iran war’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz. Patently ridiculous, of course!” Hegseth said. “It’s a fundamentally unserious report. The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better.”

Hegseth’s reference to Ellison – a staunch ally to President Donald Trump and billionaire who runs Paramount Skydance, which is poised to acquire CNN in a proposed merger – was particularly telling, several critics noted.

“Really shouting the quiet part out loud that Trump’s billionaire allies are buying up news publishers and controlling social media and AI platforms to push Trump’s lies and propaganda,” wrote Melanie D’Arrigo, executive director for the Campaign for New York Health, in a social media post Friday on X to her nearly 85,000 followers.

“An administration, openly acknowledging they are looking forward to more favorable coverage from CNN’s future owner: Trump linked oligarch, David Ellison,” wrote X user “The Maine Wonk,” a prominent political commentator and self-described “radical centrist" to their nearly 115,000 followers. “Unnerving and embarrassing.”


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