Billionaire Larry Ellison, whose company Paramount Skydance is considering acquiring the parent company of CNN, reportedly discussed firing anchors at the network with the Trump administration.

The Guardian reported Thursday that senior White House officials talked about removing news anchors whom President Donald Trump doesn’t like, if Paramount Skydance is successful in its deal to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery. Ellison’s son currently runs Paramount Skydance, of which Ellison is the largest shareholder.

CNN anchors Erin Burnett and Brianna Keilar have reportedly been singled out, likely because both have done factual reporting on Trump, something that he has often complained about as “fake news.”

For instance, Burnett has reported on her program “Out Front” on the ways in which T

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