"No, he hasn't told me. I thought that issue was dead, Trump said. I'm surprised you bring it up you must be CNN. Holmes, as Trump was finishing up, said lawmakers would like to know more about the attack. You must be CNN. Are you CNN? Trump continued. Yes, I'm with CNN, Holmes told him. Oh gee, I'm shocked to find that out, Trump said sarcastically, drawing a few chuckles from the business leaders who were in the room."
"You mean the people that you work for, the Democrats? You know you work for the Democrats, don't know? You're basically an arm of the Democratic Party. The president then thanked everyone and stood up. His parting shot at CNN came shortly after he declared that any deal for Warner Bros. Discovery should include selling off CNN. Trump said he is not involved in the bidding war for WBD, as Paramount Skydance and Netflix are currently vying to buy the media giant."
"He then said he will probably be involved at some point. He continued: You have some good companies bidding on it. I think the people that have run CNN for the last long period of time are a disgrace. I think it's imperative that CNN be sold. Because you certainly wouldn't want to put people-, just leave those people with some money, good money at CNN so that, you know, they could spend even more money spreading poison. Because it's lies"
President Trump ended a White House Q&A by criticizing CNN after reporter Kristen Holmes asked whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had explained why he did not release classified footage of a Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Trump mocked Holmes, accused CNN of working for Democrats, and called the network "basically an arm of the Democratic Party." He said any Warner Bros. Discovery deal should include selling CNN, criticized its leadership as a disgrace, and argued selling the network would prevent its leaders from using money to "spread poison" and lies. He said he was not currently involved in the WBD bidding.
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