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Investors Back Pro-Trump Substack; Weiss Drives CBS Agenda

7/3/2026

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Lauren Weiss now advances President Donald Trump’s agenda through her CBS role.
David Ellison placed Lauren Weiss at CBS to promote President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Lauren Weiss’s Substack, renamed the Free Press, received investment from Marc Andreessen, David Sacks, Bobby Kotick and Howard Schultz.
The investors include three Republicans and an independent, indicating partisan financial backing.

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Story summary

Lauren Weiss now advances President Donald Trump’s agenda through her CBS role.
David Ellison placed Lauren Weiss at CBS to promote President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Lauren Weiss’s Substack, renamed the Free Press, received investment from Marc Andreessen, David Sacks, Bobby Kotick and Howard Schultz.
The investors include three Republicans and an independent, indicating partisan financial backing.