David Ellison Dines With Trump & Xi As CEO’s Soon-To-Be Owned CNN Banned From White House, Again
Reporters from CNN aren’t allowed in to the White House’s state dinner Thursday for China’s president Xi Jinping, but the news outlet’s soon-to-be owner will be breaking bread with Xi and Donald Trump, along with a gaggle of tech bosses. Striving to get a settlement in Paramount’s $111 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery approved […]
David Ellison, the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, attended the White House state dinner honoring Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday night. Despite the ongoing conflict between President Trump and the press, Ellison chose to dine with the president. This came after CNN, the news network Ellison is set to acquire, was denied access to cover the event.
Kaitlan Collins, CNN's Chief White House Correspondent, shared the guest list with TheWrap, confirming the presence of President Donald J. Trump, his First Lady Melania Trump, President Xi Jinping and his spouse Madame Peng Liyuan, Vice President JD Vance, and his wife Usha Vance. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his spouse Jeanette Rubio also attended the dinner.
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