This follows a $16 million legal settlement Trump reached with CBS’s parent company, Paramount, over what he alleged was misleading editing of a pre-election interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 election.

Skydance committed to removing DEI programs and establishing a bias complaint system at CBS News as it seeks FCC approval for Paramount merger.

New Paramount's new management will ensure that the company's array of news and entertainment programming embodies a diversity of viewpoints across the political and ideological spectrum,’ Skydance’s general counsel wrote to the FCC this week.

Trump celebrated the news in a Truth Social post on Tuesday as he delivered a stark warning to other news outlets. He also referenced a defamation lawsuit he filed against ABC over comments made by host George Stephanopoulos, where ABC agreed to a $15 million settlement .

U.S. President Donald Trump took to social media Tuesday to rub salt in the wounds of CBS News by announcing he has now received the $16 million settlement amount agreed to earlier this month. "BREAKING NEWS!

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' was cancelled three days after Colbert criticized Paramount for their $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump

A trio of Democratic U.S. senators on Monday launched a probe into reports that President Donald Trump’s legal team struck a secretive side deal with Skydance — the prospective owner of CBS — that includes millions of dollars worth of “broadcast transmissions” supporting right-wing causes.

The demise of the president's case against the journalist offers a broader lesson about the benefits of fighting back — and the folly of appeasement.