Trump claims new CBS owner will gift him $20m worth of airtime after $16m settlement
Callum Jones in New York
22 Jul 2025
www.theguardian.com
…In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump claimed the settlement had been paid – and that he was expecting much more from the new owners of Paramount.
“Paramount/CBS/60 Minutes have today paid $16 Million Dollars in settlement, and we also anticipate receiving $20 Million Dollars more from the new Owners, in Advertising, PSAs [public service announcements], or similar Programming, for a total of over $36 Million Dollars,” he wrote...
Callum Jones in New York
22 Jul 2025
Trump claims new CBS owner will gift him $20m worth of airtime after $16m settlement
President says he has been promised ads and programming days after network cancels Stephen Colbert’s show
…In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump claimed the settlement had been paid – and that he was expecting much more from the new owners of Paramount.
“Paramount/CBS/60 Minutes have today paid $16 Million Dollars in settlement, and we also anticipate receiving $20 Million Dollars more from the new Owners, in Advertising, PSAs [public service announcements], or similar Programming, for a total of over $36 Million Dollars,” he wrote...
