{
  "id": 9667238,
  "title": "David Ellison Joins Trump at White House Dinner for Xi Jinping as CNN Barred Entry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/david-ellison-joins-trump-at-white-house-dinner-for-xi-jinping-as-cnn",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T01:05:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/politics/david-ellison-trump-white-house-dinner-xi-jinping/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "The news network is soon coming under the Paramount CEO's control following the Warner Bros. Discovery merger The post David Ellison Joins Trump at White House Dinner for Xi Jinping as CNN Barred Entry appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [
    "David Ellison, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO, attended Xi Jinping's White House dinner",
    "CNN barred entry to cover the event, contradicting the headline",
    "Trump, Melania, Xi, Peng, VP Vance, Usha Vance present at the dinner"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The attendance of David Ellison, soon to own CNN, at a White House dinner for Xi Jinping while his future network was barred from covering the event raises questions about access and optics.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "David Ellison Dines With Trump & Xi As CEO’s Soon-To-Be Owned CNN Banned From White House, Again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/david-ellison-dines-with-trump-xi-as-ceos-soon-to-be-owned-cnn-banned",
        "published": "2026-09-25T00:17:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}