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Trump Urges Regulators to Block Netflix’s Warner Bros. Deal

His post injects political pressure into a sale the WBD board favors over a higher all-cash tender from Paramount Skydance.

Overview

  • The president reposted a One America News op-ed on Truth Social urging authorities to "stop" Netflix’s purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery previously chose Netflix’s offer valued around $82.7 billion, a mix of cash and stock at about $27.75 per share.
  • Paramount Skydance is pursuing a hostile all-cash tender at $30 per share, which the WBD board has rejected so far.
  • Paramount’s chief legal officer Makan Delrahim has labeled the NetflixWBD transaction “presumptively unlawful” and “clearly anticompetitive.”
  • Industry coverage notes Trump’s intervention could affect the regulatory review and highlights his ties to David and Larry Ellison.