During an interview on Cincinnati radio station 700WLW Tuesday, Republican nominee Donald Trump addressed rumors that he may want to start his own TV brand after the upcoming presidential election.
“No, I have no interest in Trump TV,” he said.
“I hear it all over the place. I have a tremendous fan base, we have a tremendous base. We have the most incredible people, but I just don’t have any interest in that. I have one interest, that’s on November 8.”
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He added that he has “no interest beyond that” and that the only thing he’s concerned with right now “making America great again.”
This is not the first time Trump has denied having an interest in a TV station of his own.
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The billionaire told The Washington Post last month that there was no truth to the rumors.
“I have no interest in a media company. False rumor,” he said.
The Trump campaign has launched regular Facebook live shows over the past few days, which has further fueled the “Trump TV” buzz.
Speculation also began swirling after The Financial Times reported last week that Ivanka Trump’s husband, Jared Kushner, may be in the process of attempting to set up a Trump-based television network.
“Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has informally approached one of the media industry’s top dealmakers about the prospect of setting up a Trump television network after the presidential election in November,” said the report.
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According to the Times, Kushner had a brief conversation with LionTree founder Aryeh Bourkoff, who specializes in media and technology deals.
Trump’s anti-media campaign could be a natural lead-in to a channel that pushes back against the “elites” the billionaire has been railing against during the campaign.
The real estate mogul is already surrounded by media professionals who could undoubtedly be a great help to the billionaire if he does choose to start his own television network.
In addition to Kushner, who owns the New York Observer, Trump’s campaign chairman Steve Bannon was a top media executive with Breitbart Media for several years and campaign adviser Roger Ailes was the longtime head honcho at the Fox News Channel.
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