{"id":2386161,"date":"2025-01-03T14:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T19:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-times-owner-met-with-pro-trump-celebrities-to-plan-maga-alternative-to-the-view-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-03T14:00:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T19:00:41","slug":"la-times-owner-met-with-pro-trump-celebrities-to-plan-maga-alternative-to-the-view-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-times-owner-met-with-pro-trump-celebrities-to-plan-maga-alternative-to-the-view-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Times owner met with pro-Trump celebrities to plan MAGA alternative to The View &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fla-times-owner-met-with-pro-trump-celebrities-to-plan-maga-alternative-to-the-view-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2386161&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a meeting between Patrick soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles \u2062Times, and pro-Trump celebrities Cheryl Hines and Rob Schneider. \u2063They are\u200b reportedly collaborating \u200dto create a conservative alternative\u2064 to the ABC talk \u2062show \u2063&#8221;the View,&#8221;\u200d targeting Right-leaning audiences.\u200c Hines,\u200c who is married to Robert F. \u2063Kennedy Jr. (a\u200c key figure in the incoming \u200dTrump governance), \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">brings \u2062valuable experience<\/a> \u2063and\u2062 connections within the television\u200c industry, perhaps aiding this new venture.the goal of this initiative is to appeal to a conservative electorate \u2062and improve the Los Angeles Times&#8217; \u2064appeal in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-biggest-loser-in-the-2024-gop-primary-is-the-corporate-media\/\" title=\"Corporate media is the biggest loser in the 2024 GOP primary.\">shifting media landscape<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">LA Times owner met with pro-Trump celebrities to plan MAGA alternative to The View<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1913058\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Cheryl Hines, the wife of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/robert-f-kennedy-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a>, who is set to play a key role in the incoming Trump administration, is reportedly among the people <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/em>  owner Patrick Soon-Shiong consulted with as he pushes media platforms to appeal to Right-leaning voters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Soon-Shiong met with Hines and actor Rob Schneider, both Hollywood celebrities connected to President-elect Donald Trump, to discuss a &ldquo;MAGA-friendly&rdquo; version of ABC News&rsquo;s <em>The View<\/em> and &ldquo;create a conservative answer&rdquo; to the Democratic-friendly show, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.status.news\/p\/patrick-soon-shing-cheryl-hines-rob-schneider-la-times\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Status<\/em><\/a>  newsletter from former CNN senior media reporter Oliver Darcy published Thursday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As an actress and longtime Hollywood professional, Hines&rsquo;s extensive background and relationships in the television industry could be a vital asset to the proposed venture. Meanwhile, she holds close connections to Los Angeles, where Shiong&rsquo;s influential newspaper is based. Given her marriage to Kennedy, President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, Hines also provides rare access into the inner workings of Trumpworld, the electorate Shiong is working to reach to boost his flailing newspaper.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3223892\/president-elect-donald-trump-cabinet-picks-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP CABINET PICKS: WHO&rsquo;S BEEN TAPPED TO SERVE IN THE PRESIDENT-ELECT&rsquo;S ADMINISTRATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cheryl Hines, left, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrive at the &ldquo;Curb Your Enthusiasm&rdquo; final season premiere on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss\/Invision\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3237587\/gaetz-withdrawal-spotlight-trump-nominees-sexual-assault-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>GAETZ WITHDRAWL SPOTLIGHTS TRUMP NOMINEES WHO FACE SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Kamala-Harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a> and Democrats up and down the ballot reeled from racking defeats in November, critics warned that given the left-leaning tilt of most legacy outlets, the results spelled the downfall of media platforms they said had lost voters&rsquo; trust.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As the head of the liberal <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>, the largest newspaper in California, Soon-Shiong responded to the election results by mounting a shake-up at his news outlet geared at reaching people outside of the Democratic &ldquo;echo chamber.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3261374\/los-angeles-times-owner-patrick-soon-shiong-hammers-out-details-bias-meter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">announced<\/a> a new media bias metric that would show the ideological bent of the newspaper, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3245852\/scott-jennings-los-angeles-times-editorial-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">hired<\/a> a conservative commentator to sit on the newsroom&rsquo;s editorial board, and reportedly axed a recent op-ed from the board bashing Trump&rsquo;s cabinet nominees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Soon-Shiong&rsquo;s moves come as legacy outlets are facing increasing competition from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/health-officials-backtrack-did-they-just-admit-this\/\" title=\"Health Officials Backtrack, Did They Just Admit This?\">alternative media platforms<\/a>, with the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> being just one of a host of companies struggling to adjust to changes in the media landscape.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After losing more than $30 million in 2023, Soon-Shiong significantly downsized the publication roughly a year ago, laying off nearly a quarter of his newsroom in an effort to slash costs. At the time, some subscribers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/letters-to-the-editor\/story\/2023-06-10\/la-times-layoffs-readers-talk-subscribing-and-political-slant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">argued<\/a> the newspaper&rsquo;s liberal bias might be partly to blame for its decline.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Maybe if <em>The Times<\/em> had a more balanced political reporting, you would attract a larger readership and increase subscriptions. I can&rsquo;t imagine that you have too many Republican readers,&rdquo; one reader wrote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1913058\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1913058\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LA Times owner met with pro-Trump stars to create a MAGA version of The View<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2386162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kennedy-Hines.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[47865,43744,5656,47864,32639],"class_list":["post-2386161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-alternative-media","tag-la-times","tag-maga","tag-pro-trump-celebrities","tag-the-view"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kennedy-Hines.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2386161"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2386165,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386161\/revisions\/2386165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2386162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2386161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2386161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2386161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}