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NBC Exec Makes Bombshell Admission About Bowing to Trump

The Daily Beast

June 18, 2026

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NBC Exec Makes Bombshell Admission About Bowing to Trump

Kevin Lamarque / REUTERSAn NBCUniversal executive shocked the company’s journalists by suggesting that parent company Comcast’s seven-figure donation to President Donald Trump’s ballroom was simply the price of doing business in today’s media landscape. The White House announced in October that Comcast was one of 37 corporate and individual donors that contributed to the then-300 million vanity project, an opulent 90,000-square-foot behemoth that will dwarf the existing executive residence. The donor list also included tech giants, defense contractors, conservative megadonors, and crypto investors, drawing outrage from some of NBCUniversal’s own anchors who warned of the reputational costs of appearing to try to curry favor with the administration. Read more at The Daily Beast.

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