There has been lots of verbiage on the treatment Trump is getting in the media….most of his supporters feel they are being unduly targeted for their support…..I can see where they would be feeling thus……I have some stuff uttered on the news that I do not think needs to be said….that is until there is concrete proof.
This brings me to a loyal reader of IST, The Ripening Wanderer, while we may not always agree I cherish his input. He recently wrote a post that called for a possible “Trump News Network” and I quote: “I think it is high time for Americans to be able to turn on their radios and their TVs and go to the “Trump News Network.”
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And that is where I pick up this post…..he may very well get his desire…..
Donald Trump said last month he has zero interest in forming a media company, but a short conversation said to have taken place between his son-in-law and the head of an independent investment bank has generated new buzz around that rumor. Per Reuters, three sources “with knowledge of the matter” tell the Financial Times that Jared Kushner, husband to Ivanka Trump and publisher of the weekly New York Observer, met “informally” with LionTree Advisors CEO Aryeh Bourkoff sometime over the last two months to brainstorm about a possible Trump TV network. Vanity Fair notes Bourkoff was the driving force behind Verizon’s 2015 AOL buy and Charter Communications’ takeover of Time Warner Cable earlier this year. Not everyone is surprised at whispers of this new possible mine for Trump to plumb after the election is over, CNNMoney notes.
“Who could have possibly seen this one coming?” was the sarcastic tweet of GOP Sen. Ben Sasse about the possibility of a Trump network, which CNN points out would potentially take on Fox News from the right, and which CNN President Jeff Zucker has said is “harder to do than people think it is.” It’s also not terribly surprising Kushner may be the one putting out feelers for this type of deal, as he’s been instrumental in his father-in-law’s campaign and is a Bourkoff pal. Vanity Fair points out the concept isn’t so outlandish as “the wheels continue to come off” Trump’s campaign for the presidency and notes discussion about a “post-election media goldmine makes a whole lot more sense” than other things Trump’s done of late. Also in his favor: “He’s a billionaire entertainer who shines on reality shows and beauty-pageant stages and tabloid covers.” Neither Kushner nor Bourkoff have commented.
I was skeptical back when Trump announced his candidacy…I said then that he was only trying to build his brand…..even though he has come a long way since he announced I still feel that he is only trying to find a way to make some money off this experience.
Thanks for the most excellent reference to “The Ripening Wanderer” which is most sincerely appreciated. Trump is a businessman and an actor … and I must remind everybody that Ronald Reagan was an actor too and his finest role was played out in the White House and he commandeered the hearts of many Americans as he played it to the hilt. So if Oprah can do it, then I guess The Donald can do it. Whether or not such a network would play out and become popular is anyone’s guess …. but I am also reminded of another entrepeneur named Turner who started his own network …. the idea of a Trump New Network is intriguiging and I am starting to think of Rudolph Murdoch again as I think about all this … intriguing stuff indeed.
I think it would be a success….he has a following and with Breitbart and Infowars in his corner he could out do FOX….it was my pleasure to press your post….
It would appeal to limited subscription. It would be a “Niche” network at best.
If Trump is as popular as he says then he would have millions that would visit the site and buy the news…that is better than some of the network up starts…
I want him to bring back the suits and the steaks. I still have a bottle of his cologne.