Trump just made a 'stunning admission' about his MAGA media manipulation plan

U.S. President Donald Trump calls out to the reporters as he greets Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 14, 2026.

On Sunday, President Donald Trump made a “stunning admission” that revealed his media manipulation plans. Few seemed to notice it, but according to political analyst Dan Pfeiffer — former senior advisor to President Barack Obama — Trump’s “confession” not only exposed his intentions, but should be recognized as a “warning sign for democracy.”

As Pfeiffer explains, following the death of Lindsey Graham, Trump made a series of calls to Sunday news programs to discuss the departed Senator. Then while talking with Jake Tapper for CNN, Trump let something slip in what Pfeiffer calls a “stunning exchange.”

“I know you don't want to talk about any other issues out of respect for Lindsey Graham,” said Tapper, “but we would love to have you back sometime because I do have a lot of other questions.”

“Sure,” responded Trump. “We're trying to have CNN go on a normal path.”

“I’m on the normal path right here, sir,” Tapper replied.

“Good,” said Trump. “You are.”

“Think about this for a minute,” writes Pfeiffer. “Trump says ‘WE are trying to get CNN to go down a normal path.’ He is admitting on live television that the FCC’s approval of Paramount Skydance’s acquisition was part of a corrupt plan to make CNN more MAGA-friendly.”

As Pfeiffer explains, “David Ellison, the pro-Trump billionaire who owns Paramount, reportedly made promises to Trump to change CNN’s news coverage and on-air lineup. And this is exactly what Ellison did when he acquired CBS News. He installed Bari Weiss, a conservative opinion journalist with no TV news experience, to oversee the network. Weiss and Ellison immediately began gutting 60 Minutes, the news program that has been most at odds with Trump over the years. It seems like CNN is the next media outlet in line for a billionaire-funded MAGA makeover.”

In Pfeiffer’s estimation, “Trump’s blatant admission shows just how aggressive the right is being to remake the media in their image. It’s a warning sign for democracy, and it’s a call to arms for Democrats to get their s–– together and start fighting fire with fire.”

Shortly after Pfeiffer published his thoughts on Tuesday, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) happened to post on the matter, noting, “Larry Ellison spent $45 million to elect Trump…Trump's DOJ approved Ellison's takeover of CNN & CBS. In a democracy, the president does not control the media.” Based on this, Sanders asserts that “state AGs must block the Ellison-led Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.” Warner Bros. Discovery owns CNN, and the merger would give Ellison carte blanche to shape it as he sees fit. Currently, 12 states are suing to prevent the merger.

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