LOADING ERROR LOADINGDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday used his Pentagon press briefing to attack the media, singling out CNN and saying that the sooner Paramount CEO David Ellison “takes over that network, the better.” (Watch video below.) David Ellison, the son of Trump’s billionaire ally Larry Ellison, recently reached an agreement to acquire Warner Bros. David Ellison addressed the fears about what Paramount’s takeover would mean for CNN given the changes underway at CBS News following his acquisition of Paramount. On Thursday, the White House called out CNN over its coverage of new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s first public statement since his appointment. AdvertisementSeparately, the White House also voiced frustration with CBS News’ decision to hire Jeremy Adler, a communications executive who previously worked for former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.

Source: Huffington Post March 13, 2026 20:48 UTC