Donald Trump holds equity stakes in Comcast and Disney, and earned residuals from ABC's The View and Amazon MGM documentaries.
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Updated Jul 3
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What happened
Donald Trump holds equity stakes in Comcast and Disney, and earned residuals from ABC's The View and Amazon MGM documentaries.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- ABC invited Karoline Leavitt to visit its show, amidst a rocky working relationship between the Trump administration and the network.Sub-event
Trump holds equity in Disney/Comcast and earned residuals from ABC's The View.1 source
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The Walt Disney Company is involved in discussions regarding FCC classification of The View, while Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel face criticism, and Brendan Carr is involved in media challenges and corporate takeovers.Also in this story
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- Brendan Carr is investigating The View for equal time rule violations and advocating for programming autonomy from the FCC.
The entities involved
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Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
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The Walt Disney Company
American multinational mass media company
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ABC
first Australian public television channel
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