AT&T CEO clambers up Trump's tower, explains why he should shower gold for Time Warner

AT&T boss Randall Stephenson has been spotted at Trump Tower in New York City – reportedly in an effort to sell the president-elect on his company's plan to buy Time Warner. The CEO was seen entering the Trump headquarters on Thursday for a meeting with The Donald. Reuters cites sources familiar in reporting that the meetup …

[Youngone]

Not sure

Does anyone really know what The Donald is actually for or against?

I know he said he's against this merger, but will he really try to block it?

I don't mean that as any sort of dig at The Donald, it seems to me that Senators and Congress people are for or against the things that benefit themselves, not what is best for the market (if one even exists anymore).

Probably business as usual.

[Destroy All Monsters]

Re: Not sure

Nobody knows.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Not sure

Maybe he thinks he can get some sort of concession from TW that CNN will fire reporters/editors he thinks are "unfair" to him.

[Destroy All Monsters]

The only reason for mergers

Embiggening the Golden Parachute and screwing (not-partial-to-inside-info) shareholders.

It also means we are the bubble top.

[Chris G]

Question

Can you get a billion dollars in a brown envelope?

[James O'Shea]

Re: Question

I'm given to understand that the Mango Mussolini prefers golden liquids to brown solids.

[Dr_N]

"Shower Gold" ?

Bad El Reg, Naughty El Reg !

[Graham Cunningham]

But why picture Trump Hotel on Central Park West rather than Trump Tower on 5th Ave, a few blocks away? Laziness? Or because it is across the road from Time Warner Center?

[Francis Boyle]

Maybe

because Trump uses hotels in order to avoid soiling his own nest.

[SeanC4S]

FAKE NEWS, RED HERRING!

That's the automated response you would get from a T supporter. I would postulate low connectivity between different regions in T's brain giving rise to an Orange Herring effect, where he even fools himself into believing nonsense.