Netflix taking pole position to win the race for Warner Bros. Discovery sent shockwaves through Hollywood Thursday night, partially because it was presumed that Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison had the support of President Donald Trump .

Now multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Netflix may also have received some sort of blessing by Trump, or at least his ear. Insiders says that Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos spoke with the President in the last couple of weeks in a confab that lasted about two hours.

“We do not discuss private meetings that may or may not have occurred,” a White House official told THR . Netflix did not respond to multiple requests for comment on Friday and over the weekend.

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