03/11/2026
Friends,
CBS News is on the verge of becoming part of the largest pro-Trump media monopoly in America.
Two of the nation’s biggest news organizations — CBS News and CNN — along with CBS entertainment (home to Stephen Colbert), Comedy Central (home to Jon Stewart), HBO (John Oliver), and TikTok (where 1 out of 5 Americans now get their news) — are all about to become one giant mega-media monopoly under the control of Trump allies and suck-ups: multibillionaire Larry Ellison and Ellison’s son, David.
It’s not too late to stop this, and I’ll tell you how in a moment, but I’d like you to pause and imagine how readily this new pro-Trump media giant can mislead America about what Trump is doing and silence criticism of Trump.
It could make Rupert Murdoch’s media empire of Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post look scrupulous by comparison.
Billionaires are flipping media companies like playing cards. They don’t give a fig for the common good, or about the producers, correspondents, journalists, and investigative reporters whose lives are being turned upside down.
To them, it’s all about accumulating more wealth and power.
But it’s bad for the economy, bad for our democracy, and bad for America.
All this has happened so suddenly that most Americans still haven’t noticed the emergence of this new pro-Trump media empire — CBS, CNN, HBO, Comedy Central, and TikTok — all under the control of Trump cronies Larry and David Ellison.
The Ellisons’ new mega-media monopoly would never pass muster if America still had antitrust enforcers. Media mergers and acquisitions deserve even stricter scrutiny than normal deals. But Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice is as likely to stop this deal as she is to enforce criminal laws against ICE agents.
That's where state attorneys general come in. They have the power to enforce antitrust laws and sue to stop this merger. They have legal standing and necessary resources to challenge this monstrosity.
California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, has already made clear he will take it on. I’m asking every Californian to send him a message of support. And for the rest of our country, I’m asking everyone to urge their state attorney general to join California’s lawsuit or launch a separate lawsuit.
This is how you can help stop this. Click on the link below to write a message to your state attorney general.
The last thing America needs is a giant pro-Trump media monopoly. Thank you for standing up and demanding action today.
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stop-paramount-mega-media-monopoly/?source=group-Facebook