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Paramount Hosts Dinner with Trump Officials in Washington; Warner Bros. Deal Awaits Approval
Paramount Skydance executives hosted President Donald Trump and top administration officials for a private dinner in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. The event occurred as the company awaits federal approval for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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As the corporation awaits federal approval on a deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, The Independent reported, citing The New York Times. U.S. Institute of Peace. Attendees included Paramount CEO David Ellison, CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
Which would hand CNN and other outlets to David Ellison, who already controls CBS News. Warner Bros. shareholders signed off on the deal earlier this week, but the deal will not be finalized until the government approves it.
Bari Weiss became CBS News editor-in-chief last year and is the founder of The Free Press. In early 2026, Bari Weiss spiked a '60 Minutes' segment on a brutal Salvadoran prison where the administration sent deported immigrants. Bari Weiss has said her editorial decisions are hers alone and that she has not been influenced by Ellison or the administration.
' Representatives for Paramount did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Independent.
