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FCC Chair told Skydance CEO the CBS merger couldn't happen without firing Colbert

Surprising no one.

Context: Skydance CEO David Ellison's father, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, is a Trump megadonor worth around $300 billion.

Larry Ellison and other tech oligarchs sat on the dais during Trump's inauguration.

In May 2025, Trump appointed FCC Chair Brendan Carr doubled down on his threat to revoke the licenses of CBS's dozens of wholly-owned local broadcast affiliates amidst drama surrounding claims of a politically motivated editing of a 60 Minutes interview with Vice President and presidential nominee Kamala Harris that was later debunked.

Carr wrote an entire chapter in the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 book touching on media control, among other themes.

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by Anonymousreply 2July 21, 2025 7:57 PM

You may find this thread interesting

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by Anonymousreply 1July 21, 2025 7:51 PM

R1, what does Goop have to do with this?

by Anonymousreply 2July 21, 2025 7:57 PM
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