Ivanka Trump, Chobani, & Savannah Bananas 9/12/25

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4.2 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Paramount Skydance may be preparing a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told employees that the company must rebuild trust, internally. Ivanka Trump is partnering with Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya to combat food waste through her company, Planet Harvest. Both entrepreneurs discuss the food supply chain and their new project, and Trump reflects on nearly a decade of friendship with the late Charlie Kirk. Plus, Jesse Cole, owner of the exhibition dancing baseball team Savannah Bananas, discusses the viral entertainment and athletic team that has captured the hearts of millions on social media. Finally, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin reflect on three decades of collaboration under the “Squawk Box” name. Ivanka Trump & Hamdi Ulukaya - 15:26 Jesse Cole - 29:01 In this episode: Ivanka Trump, @IvankaTrump Hamdi Ulukaya, @hamdiulukaya Jesse Cole, @YellowTuxJesse Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer.
0:07.0	Today on Squawk Pot.
0:09.0	Big deals in media. Paramount Skydance could be readying an offer for Warner Brothers Discovery.
0:16.0	With the backing of the Ellison family, they've been pretty busy lately, given Patriarch Larry Ellison's
0:21.3	new title, World's Richest Person.
0:23.3	I just don't know where the Ellison's would get the money for this.
0:26.5	That's what I was thinking, too.
0:29.1	And Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter is working on a new project with Chibani, CEO Hamdi
0:34.4	Ula-Kaya, to combat food waste.
0:36.9	The food has to taste as good or better.
0:39.3	Exactly.
0:40.3	Which was the most important thing for Hamdi and his team at Chobani.
0:44.3	And we have to be competitive from a pricing standpoint.
0:46.3	Plus, she is remembering her friend, Charlie Kirk.
0:50.3	I've known Charlie for approaching a decade now.
0:53.3	And he was a good man, and he was a champion
0:57.0	for debate and dialogue and free speech.
1:01.0	Then, we are ending this week on a high-energy note with owner of the Savannah Bananas dancing baseball team, Jesse Cole.
1:09.0	We have a demographic of people that just come out for fun, and then they realize these
1:12.3	guys are unbelievably talented baseball players.
1:15.3	It's Friday, September 12th, 2025, Squawk Pod begins right now.
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