Viktor Orban used his very extensive financial and legal powers to force the sale of the principal Hungarian media outlets to his political allies, thus effectively stifling dissent in his country. We know from “The Divider” that Trump tried to compel the sale of CNN to Rupert Murdoch. Would a President DeSantis try something similar, but on a larger scale?
There is no reason to doubt it. It would be far more difficult to put all of the MSM in the hands of the right in America than in Hungary, since our most important MSM don’t require discretionary federal licenses or feed off government contracts, and it would be hard to find someone rich enough to buy out Jeff Bezos. DeSantis would do his best, however. It is his MO.