Jared Kushner's role in Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Brothers, Discovery

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

MS NOW, Stephanie Ruhle

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🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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The President backtracks after saying he'd have "no problem" releasing the video of the second boat strike in the Caribbean and now says it's up to Pete Hegseth. Then, a big day at the Supreme Court as Justices could give more power to fire government officials. Plus, Paramount makes a hostile bid for Warner Brothers, Discovery, and what we know about Jared Kushner’s role in the offer.

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0:00.0	Tonight, the president backtracks.
0:04.0	After saying he'd have no problem releasing video of that second boat strike in the Caribbean,
0:08.0	now he says it's up to Pete Hagseth.
0:11.0	Then a big day at the Supreme Court as justices appear ready to give Trump more power to fire government officials.
0:18.0	Plus, the president says Netflix's proposed purchase of Warner Brothers Discovery could be a problem
0:23.8	as Paramount launches a hostile takeover of the company as the 11th hour gets underway on this Monday night.
0:41.7	A deep breath is in order tonight.
0:42.3	Good evening.
0:47.4	Once again, I am Stephanie Ruhl, and we are now 329 days away from the midterms.
0:52.3	Usually, we hear from President Donald Trump speak at the White House a few times a week.
0:53.4	He's announcing something.
0:54.4	He's talking about whatever is on his mind and going back and forth with reporters. That's normal. But today's
0:59.9	White House event was very revealing on several different subjects, starting with a controversial
1:05.5	second strike on a boat in the Caribbean. Watch this. Mr. President, you said you would have no problem with releasing the full video of that
1:14.0	strike on September 2nd off the coast of Venezuela. Secretary Hegset now says...
1:18.1	I didn't say that. You said that. I didn't say that. This is ABC fake news.
1:22.6	You said that you would have no problem releasing the full bit. Okay, well, Secretary Hexsse...
1:26.1	Whatever Hexeth wants to do is okay with me. I saw the video. They were trying to turn the boat
1:31.2	back to where it could float. And we didn't want to see that because that boat was loaded up
1:37.1	with drugs just like everything else. All right, there is a lot to unpack there. First,
1:43.1	the president says he has seen the video.
1:45.7	He also denied ever saying he would release the video.
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