{"id":12777,"date":"2026-05-06T16:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/donald-trumps-ted-turner-tribute-a-reflection-on-media-ownership-and-political-influence\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:46:15","slug":"donald-trumps-ted-turner-tribute-a-reflection-on-media-ownership-and-political-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/donald-trumps-ted-turner-tribute-a-reflection-on-media-ownership-and-political-influence\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump&#8217;s Ted Turner Tribute: A Reflection on Media Ownership and Political Influence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a poignant tribute on Truth Social, former President Donald Trump paid homage to Ted Turner, the media mogul who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 87. Trump, who has often been vocal about his disdain for certain media outlets, used the occasion to reflect on Turner\u2019s legacy and the evolution of media ownership.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"trumps-tribute-a-celebration-of-turners-business-acumen\">Trump\u2019s Tribute: A Celebration of Turner\u2019s Business Acumen<\/h2>\n<p>Trump began his tribute by praising Turner\u2019s business prowess, calling him one of the greatest entrepreneurs to ever live. He highlighted Turner\u2019s visionary approach to media, which saw him establish CNN, a network that would go on to become a global news leader. Trump\u2019s words were a stark contrast to the criticism he often levels at media outlets, particularly CNN, which he has frequently targeted for its perceived political bias.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"trumps-critique-the-impact-of-time-warners-ownership-on-cnn\">Trump\u2019s Critique: The Impact of Time Warner\u2019s Ownership on CNN<\/h2>\n<p>However, Trump\u2019s tribute was not without its critiques. He lamented what he perceived as the decline of CNN under the ownership of Time Warner, a company that acquired CNN in a high-profile merger. Trump accused the new owners of turning CNN into a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a poignant tribute on Truth Social, former President Donald Trump paid homage to Ted Turner, the media mogul who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 87. Trump, who has often been vocal about his disdain for certain media outlets, used the occasion to reflect on Turner&#8217;s legacy and the&#8230;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}