CNN to turn pro-MAGA? CEO asks ‘devastated’ staff not to panic – ‘don’t jump to conclusions’

Paramount signed a $110 billion deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery on Friday — handing news channel CNN over to ‘MAGA-friendly’ David Ellison, the son of multi-billionaire Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison. The massive leadership shakeup has triggered speculation that the news platform (often decried as “fake news” by US President Donald Trump) will now alter its reporting style. And so, CEO Mark Thompson sought to assuage staff fears about an uncertain future on Friday, urging them to avoid “jumping to conclusions.”