President Trump praised David Ellison, CEO of Skydance Media, as “great” and said that “he’ll do a great job” as head of the merged Skydance-Paramount Global — but his administration has yet to approve the deal.
Speaking with reporters outside the White House Wednesday morning, Trump did not directly answer a question about what is holding up the FCC from granting regulatory approval of the proposed Skydance-Paramount deal, which was reached in July 2024. But the president immediately began discussing his $20 billion lawsuit against CBS over a “60 Minutes” interview with then-VP Kamala Harris.
Trump filed the lawsuit against CBS just days before the 2024 presidential election,
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