President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he thinks it's "imperative" that CNN is sold, as its parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, gears up for a proposed merger with Netflix and faces a hostile takeover bid from Paramount.

"I think CNN should be sold, because I think the people that are running CNN right now are either corrupt or incompetent," Trump told reporters during a roundtable with business executives at the White House.

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"I don't think they should be entrusted with running CNN any longer. So I think any deal should — it should be guaranteed and certain that CNN is part of it or sold separately," he added. "I think CNN should be sold along with everything else."

Trump's comments came in response

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