{"id":2599484,"date":"2026-05-06T13:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-politicians-and-journalists-react-to-ted-turners-death\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T13:22:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:22:59","slug":"trump-politicians-and-journalists-react-to-ted-turners-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-politicians-and-journalists-react-to-ted-turners-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump, politicians and journalists react to Ted Turner&#8217;s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Ftrump-politicians-and-journalists-react-to-ted-turners-death%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=2599484&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>Ted Turner, the CNN founder and 24-hour cable news pioneer who launched the network in 1980, died Wednesday at age 87. CNN leadership called him a fearless, deeply committed figure whose influence still defines the network. <\/p>\n<p>The announcement came from CNN and was followed by condolences from President Donald Trump,who praised Turner while also criticizing recent changes to CNN under new ownership and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >referencing ongoing regulatory review related<\/a> to Paramount Skydance\u2019s planned deal involving Warner Brothers (including CNN). <\/p>\n<p>CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer said Turner hired him and described Turner\u2019s recent declining health, noting Turner had shared in 2018 that he was battling Lewy body dementia. Turner\u2019s death also prompted reactions from public figures and organizations, including the Atlanta Braves-whom Turner led to a World Series championship in 1995-along with statements from Atlanta and Georgia officials. Turner was also documented as a major philanthropist and billionaire, with an estimated net worth of about $2.8 billion and ownership of roughly 2 million acres of land.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>CNN founder Ted Turner, a media entrepreneur who launched the 24-hour <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cable-news\/\">cable news<\/a> network in 1980, died Wednesday. He was 87. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTed was an intensely involved and committed leader, intrepid, fearless and always willing to back a hunch and trust his own judgement,\u201d Mark Thompson, Chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYABJApirmX\/?igsh=cXpjY3MwenZyZmp0\">said in a statement.<\/a> \u201cHe was and always will be the presiding spirit of CNN. Ted is the giant on whose shoulders we stand, and we will all take a moment today to recognize him and his impact on our lives and the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4557230\/trump-politicians-journalists-react-ted-turner-death\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump, politicians and journalists react to Ted Turner\u2019s death<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4557011\/media-pioneer-ted-turner-dead-87\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Media pioneer Ted Turner dead at 87<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/4556330\/van-jones-stands-moderate-fetterman-critics-urge-gop-defection\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>CNN\u2019s Van Jones stands by moderate Fetterman as critics urge GOP defection<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ted Turner, the billionaire media entrepreneur and philanthropist who launched the 24-hour cable TV news revolution when he founded CNN in 1980, has died. He was 87. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/61G2Kuh8Vz\">https:\/\/t.co\/61G2Kuh8Vz<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SqGmFOE48R\">pic.twitter.com\/SqGmFOE48R<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\u2014 CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cnnbrk\/status\/2052029165092680166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>CNN made the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cnnbrk\/status\/2052029165092680166\">announcement\u00a0on X<\/a> at 10:14 a.m. Wednesday. President Donald Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116528208383447126\">posted on Truth Social<\/a> expressing his condolences for Ted Turner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTed Turner, one of the Greats of All Time, just died,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cHe founded CNN, sold it, and was personally devastated by the Deal because the new ownership took CNN, his \u2018baby,\u2019 and destroyed it. It became <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/woke\/\">woke<\/a>, and everything that he is not all about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump referenced Paramount Skydance\u2019s upcoming acquisition of Warner Brothers, which includes CNN. The agreement now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-ted-turner-was-devastated-by-cnn-going-woke\/\" title=\"Trump says ... was &#039;devastated&#039; by ... going woke\">faces regulatory review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe the new buyers, wonderful people, will be able to bring it back to its former credibility and glory. Regardless, however, one of the Greats of Broadcast History, and a friend of mine. Whenever I needed him, he was there, always willing to fight for a good cause!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer broke the news live on-air Wednesday, and said that Turner hired him many years ago.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3514342&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=028829aa67eb454957de71b8129c0336\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe was so determined to make sure that the news was strong,\u201d Blitzer said.<\/p>\n<p>Blitzer said he visited Turner for lunch a few months ago, and noted it was sad to see him in poor health. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was so painful to see how he had deteriorated,\u201d Blitzer said. <\/p>\n<p>In September 2018, Turner revealed he was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ted-turner-reveals-hes-battling-lewy-body-dementia-in-exclusive-interview\/\">battling Lewey body dementia<\/a>, according to CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>One CNN employee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/brianstelter\/status\/2052038463575224639\">posted the full memo<\/a> that David Zaslav, CEO and President of Warner Bros. Discovery, sent to staff following Turner\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 1980, many questioned the logic of launching CNN, the world\u2019s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-would-like-to-see-cnn-evolve-back-to-doing-news-actually-have-journalists-incoming-top-shareholder\/\" title=\"\u2018I Would Like To See ... Evolve Back To\u2019 Doing ..., \u2018Actually Have Journalists\u2019: Incoming Top Shareholder\">24-hour news network<\/a>,\u201d Zaslav said. \u201cTed believed the world deserved access to news as it happened, and he acted on that conviction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News anchor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maria-bartiromo\/\">Maria Bartiromo<\/a> posted on X: \u201cWow the end of an era my first TV job was @Ted Turners <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CNN\">@cnn<\/a> which of course is completely different than what it is today <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/RIP?src=hashtag_click\">#RIP<\/a> Ted Turner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As owner of the Atlanta Braves, Turner took the baseball team to a World Series championship in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTed\u2019s visionary leadership and innovative approach to broadcast television transformed the Braves into \u2018America\u2019s Team,\u2019\u201d the Braves <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Braves\/status\/2052037035590816064\">said on X. <\/a>\u201cWe will miss you, Ted. You helped make us who we are today.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jKIEBCGqrz\">pic.twitter.com\/jKIEBCGqrz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atlanta Braves (@Braves) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Braves\/status\/2052037035590816064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brian-kemp\/\">Brian Kemp<\/a> (R-GA) said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovKemp\/status\/2052039203404255569\">in a statement<\/a> that Turner helped drive <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/atlanta\/\">Atlanta<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\">Georgia<\/a> to new achievements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTed Turner led a life as big as the American dream he lived,\u201d Kemp said. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4557011\/media-pioneer-ted-turner-dead-87\/\"><strong>MEDIA PIONEER TED TURNER DEAD AT 87<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Media personality <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3901337\/piers-morgan-invites-nick-fuentes-onto-program\/\">Piers Morgan<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/piersmorgan\/status\/2052039939043348495\">posted on X <\/a>and said Turner was an \u201cincredible man who created CNN, won the World Series, and the America\u2019s Cup, was a bison rancher, huge philanthropist, and extraordinarily bold buccaneer. Loved lunching with him, and interviewing him, when I worked at CNN.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Turner was listed on Forbes\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/billionaires\/\">World\u2019s Billionaire List<\/a> with an estimated net worth of $2.8 billion. Forbes also identifies Turner as America\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/ted-turner\/\">third-largest individual landowner<\/a>, with roughly 2 million acres.<\/p>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner multimedia journalist <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/stopf\/\"><em>Sydney Topf<\/em><\/a><em>  contributed to this story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87; praised by CNN CEO Mark Thompson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2599485,"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\/2026\/05\/AP24361836401862.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4188,11152,17730,79206,3634],"class_list":["post-2599484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-media","tag-politicians","tag-reactions","tag-ted-turner","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP24361836401862.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599484","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\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2599484"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599488,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599484\/revisions\/2599488"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2599485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}