On December 8th, according to Bloomberg, US President Donald Trump spoke out about potential antitrust issues regarding Netflix's planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. He stated that the market share of the merged entity may pose regulatory challenges.
When Trump arrived at the Kennedy Center to attend an event, he responded to relevant questions by saying, "This must go through a process, and we will keep an eye on progress." He also confirmed that he had met with Netflix's co CEO Ted Sarandos last week and praised the company, but also pointed out, "This is indeed a large market share that may pose a problem
Previously, news about the transaction facing antitrust scrutiny had circulated on overseas social media. Fox Business News reporter Charles Gasparino quoted an anonymous Trump administration regulatory official on X platform as saying, "Warner Bros. Exploration is more likely to receive a $5.8 billion termination fee than to get the deal approved by regulators." This statement has attracted widespread attention.
It is reported that this $72 billion deal aims to merge the world's largest streaming service provider with the fourth ranked HBO Max platform, and the potential market concentration it may bring has raised concerns among antitrust authorities.

Indeed, both of them are media giants. If Netflix's acquisition is successful, its market influence will be too great. Then Netflix will start pushing startup ads, pop-up ads in dramas, pause ads, and various ads like North Korea