Trump Says That Netflix’s Warner Bros. Deal ‘Could Be a Problem’

Reporter: “Should they be allowed to buy Warner Brothers?” Trump: “So that’s the question. They have a very big market share, and when they have Warner Brothers, that share goes up a lot. So I don’t know. That’s going to be for some economists to tell, and also, and I’ll be involved in that decision, too. But they have a very big market share.” Reporter: “Did he (Netflix co-chief executive Ted Sarandos) make any guarantees to you about the merger, if they do merge?” Trump: “No, no, not at all. He came up. He was in the Oval Office last week. I have a lot of respect for him. He’s a great, he’s a great person. But he’s done one of the greatest jobs in the history of movies and other things. And he’s got a lot of interesting things happening, aside from what you’re talking about. But it is a big market share. There’s no question about that. It could be a problem.”