President Trump says he's going to play a role in the sale of CNN's parent company

By David Folkenflik

Published December 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM EST

President Trump is lashing out at CNN and pledging to be involved in the looming fight over the cable network's parent company.

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David Folkenflik was described by Geraldo Rivera of Fox News as "a really weak-kneed, backstabbing, sweaty-palmed reporter." Others have been kinder. The Columbia Journalism Review, for example, once gave him a "laurel" for reporting that immediately led the U.S. military to institute safety measures for journalists in Baghdad.

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