'None of this is normal.' Kushner, Saudis power Paramount takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
MSNBC·2025-12-09 05:23
It is time for tonight's money power politics. Today, Paramount officially launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Brothers Discovery. Despite its deal that we learned about last week with Netflix and buried in the fine print, the deal is backed by a private equity firm founded by none other than Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as well as a huge investment from sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, and Qatar.Amazing. Paramount didn't lead with that. So, let's level set here.In the last ...