Trump Gets Rude Awakening as He Arrives at CBS’s MAGA Event

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Protests greeted the arrival of President Donald Trump for a lavish D.C. dinner hosted by Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, who is trying to push through the $111 billion takeover of a rival media giant despite monopoly concerns.

Thursday night’s private event, https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-cbs-boss-david-ellison-to-host-fancy-dinner-honoring-donald-trump/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-cbs-boss-david-ellison-to-host-fancy-dinner-honoring-donald-trump/">hosted by Ellison and attended by CBS News correspondents and executives including MAGA-friendly editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, was held at Washington’s Institute for Peace.

Ellison, the nepo-baby son of billionaire Trump pal Larry Ellison, took over CBS News following his acquisition of Paramount last year, promptly installing Weiss, who had no television news experience, at the helm.

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