Trump Son-In-Law Said To Be Looking Into Creating 'Trump TV'
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Monday, October 17, 2016
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Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner appears to be looking into setting up a Trump television network after the November election, according to reporting today from the Financial Times.
The FT reports that Kushner contacted the influential TV deal-maker Aryeh Bourkoff, of the investment bank LionTree. But Trump has denied wanting to start his own network.
Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Derek Thompson of The Atlantic about the implications of such a network.
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Derek Thompson, senior editor at The Atlantic. He tweets @DKThomp.
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