- CNN and CBS News are reportedly moving toward a merger that would place both companies under the same ownership.
- David Ellison is poised to complete an $111 billion purchase that would merge CNN and CBS News.
Foreign funds own 49.5 percent of the merged company, and Donald Trump wants Ellisons to control CNN.
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Updated Jul 21
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What happened
Foreign funds own 49.5 percent of the merged company, and Donald Trump wants Ellisons to control CNN.
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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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Abu Dhabi
capital city of the United Arab Emirates