President Donald Trump raised potential antitrust concerns for Netflix Inc.’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., noting that the market share of the combined entity may pose problems.
“Well, that’s got to go through a process, and we’ll see what happens,” Trump said when asked about the deal as he arrived at the Kennedy Center for an event, confirming that he has met Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos last week and complimenting the streaming company. “But it is a big market share. It could be a problem.”
The $72 billion deal would combine the world’s No. 1 streaming player with the No. 4 service HBO Max, which has raised red flags from antitrust regulators.
