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Rupert Murdoch is said to be interested in buying CNN – which, if true, could prove to be an interesting development given Mr Murdoch's reported close association with Donald Trump, who has repeatedly railed against the network.
The news comes after reports saying Mr Trump's administration may force AT&T to ditch the network to receive antitrust approval of its $85.4bn deal with Time Warner.
According to Reuters, Mr Murdoch called AT&T chief executive Randall Stephenson twice in the last six months and talked about CNN.
One of the outlet's sources said Mr Murdoch offered to buy CNN in both conversations, while another source said the 86-year-old executive chairman of Twenty-First Century Fox had "zero interest" in owning the network.
It would not be the first time Mr Murdoch has expressed interest in taking over CNN.
Donald Trump fucking hates CNN, so if Murdoch could neuter the cable news network that would give him quite a lot of control over Trump's presidency.
Probably almost enough to rival Vladimir Putin's control over the Trump presidency.
However if this purchase were to happen, and Murdoch turned CNN into Fox-lite, it would quickly start to lose viewers at an accelerated clip.
Of course CNN going out of business would probably not break Trump's heart either.
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