Kushner sent to complain to CNN about their unfair coverage.

[pnwmom]

https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/jared-kushner-delivers-critique-of-cnn-to-time-warner-executive-1487292962

In a meeting at the White House, Mr. Kushner complained to Gary Ginsberg, executive vice president of corporate marketing and communications at CNN’s parent Time Warner, about what Mr. Kushner feels is unfair coverage slanted against the president, the people said.

The Trump administration’s hostile posture toward the news media, especially CNN, has been evident in the president’s own statements and those of his press secretary and top aides. On Thursday, Mr. Trump lashed into CNN once again at a news conference, calling it “very fake news” with expert commentary that is “almost exclusively anti-Trump.”

But the anti-CNN push isn’t just a public display meant to rally Mr. Trump’s supporters. Behind the scenes, Mr. Kushner, the real-estate scion who until recently owned the New York Observer newspaper, has been pushing the issue with Time Warner executives including CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker.

SNIP

In the final stretch of the presidential campaign, Mr. Trump said he would block the agreement and singled out the news network in his statement. “AT&T is buying Time Warner, and thus CNN, a deal we will not approve in my administration,” he said. The deal will be reviewed by government agencies including the Justice Department.

[chillfactor]

1. more whining..

and the orange one sends a fourth-stringer....LOL!

[virtualobserver]

5. it is more than whining.....it is a strong arm tactic

....but the tale somehow made its way into the WSJ.....gosh, it is hard to keep a secret in Washington.

[chillfactor]

7. perhaps

but to my way of thinking the orange one send a rather flabby, weak arm.

[pnwmom]

10. It is a threat. DT has the power to put up obstacles and even block the merger. n/t

[Eyeball_Kid]

8. Yes. This is how Trumpy is fashioning his win. He thinks he needs a compliant media to be

successful. So he's sending out his hit men for a little shakedown.

[virtualobserver]

19. exactly...you have a nice little network here...it'd be a real shame if something happened to it.

this may just get REALLY nasty.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

26. Exactly! Unethical if not illegal. Is this the most overtly corrupt

den of thieves to ever inhabit the White House, or does it just seem that way because they're so utterly despicable?

[gopiscrap]

2. Fuck Kushner

whiney ass cry baby, self entitled spoiled fucking piece of shit

[MFM008]

16. son of a felon

more like it.

[BadgerMom]

3. Boo-effing-hoo

[Cha]

4. What are you gonna do, kushner.. your daddyinlaw is a bona

fide FUBARED lying fucking mess. Who tries to blame his shite on everyone else.

I suggest you both stop whining and Buck the Fuck UP.

[Maru Kitteh]

9. They sure are a delicate lot, aren't they Cha? Poor little tender precious snowflakes, one & all.

Somebody get poor little Jared a cup of milk and a cookie. ❄️🍼👶🏻

[Cha]

15. They're the biggest whiniest Liars on the Planet..

Their failings are always anyone else's fault but their own shortcomings.

[Cha]

20. A palate cleanser, Maru

Link to tweet

[Maru Kitteh]

21. Sooooooooo much better!

[Cha]

22. LOL@I just saw this.. for some reason Seth's patriotic face cracked me up..

Link to tweet

Rogen first noticed Trump Jr. followed him on Twitter and decided to take aim directly at him.

Link to tweet

Funny and serious @ the same time..

[Maru Kitteh]

23. OMG that's HYSTERICAL.

[Cha]

24. Thought you'd get kick out of it..

[Eyeball_Kid]

12. Trumpy thinks he's King Bippy. He sends out Jared to bust some legs. Trumpy not just king,

he's mafia boss. So this is how Trumpy will work. He threatens corporations with political warfare and he's poised to strike first.

This is who he is. This is how he wants to treat WHOLE COUNTRIES.

Now, you GOPers. Is this what you want in a president?

[Eyeball_Kid]

6. Now this is the cut throat Trumpy we've all come to know and love. It's a great story.

Trumpy is going balls to the wall. He's trying to bully a corporate exec into compromising CNN.

What nerve.

If Mr. Zucker doesn't send Jared junior into failure mode, he'll be back. Again and again. Until CNN is another FoxNews.
Mr. Zucker probably wants the deal more than he wants an independent CNN. Watch CNN's coverage. Watch who gets terminated.

[manicraven]

11. Oh, please! Who ridicules the media for reporting what comes out of his own mouth?

The narcissist NEVER accepts responsibility; it's always someone else who's at fault.

[Blue_Roses]

13. I wonder if Kushner is sprouting

the leaks. I know, I know, sounds crazy...

[Guilded Lilly]

14. The Cretin isn't interested in running the country. He only wants to run TV.

[Doodley]

17. Control of the media is page one of the fascist playbook.

[nikibatts]

18. So, if he has already said he would not approve the merger, then keep on doing what you are

doing. We need the truth and CNN rating seem to be going up.

[Hekate]

25. So, Red Don now thinks he's Mafia Don? Kee-rist

[SwissTony]

27. Does the AT&T - Time Warner actually need government approval?

Companies buy other companies all the time. Why does this transaction require approval from DT?

[SwissTony]

28. Apparently, it does. A link to an Anna Navaro thread

https://mobile.twitter.com/ananavarro/status/832414138521497600

[myrna minx]

29. K&R