Media's suck-up moment

Axios.com
December 23, 2024

Fearing political retribution and strained by new business challenges, media companies that once covered President-elect Trump with skepticism -- and in many cases, disdain -- are reconsidering their approach.

Why it matters: Trump's decisive victory in November has forced media executives to put their business interests ahead of their personal politics.

Case in point: Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, a longtime Democrat whose wife served as the ambassador to the Bahamas during the Obama administration, met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago this past week.

"Morning Joe" co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brezinski, who railed against Trump for years, met with Trump in an hour-plus meeting at Mar-a-Lago last month, infuriating their loyal audience.
Scarborough said the reaction showed "a massive disconnect ... between social media and the real world."

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