NEW YORK, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump

on Monday attacked the new owners of CBS over a "60 Minutes"

interview with his former ally Marjorie Taylor Greene, on the

same day that CBS owners Paramount Skydance ( PSKY ) launched a hostile

bid for media giant Warner Bros. Discovery ( WBD ).

The CBS news program "60 Minutes" on Sunday aired an interview

with Greene, a Republican from Georgia who last month said she

was resigning from the House of Representatives in the wake of a

dramatic falling out with Trump.

In his Monday Truth Social post Trump wrote: "My real

problem with the show, however, wasn't the low IQ traitor, it

was that the new ownership of 60 Minutes, Paramount, would allow

a show like this to air. THEY ARE NO BETTER THAN THE OLD

OWNERSHIP, who just paid me millions of Dollars for FAKE

REPORTING about your favorite President, ME! Since they bought

it, 60 Minutes has actually gotten WORSE!"

Trump also demanded a "complete and total apology" from the

show and its correspondent Lesley Stahl, for what he claimed

were "incorrect and Libelous" statements about a laptop

belonging to former President Joe Biden's son Hunter.

A representative for CBS News did not immediately reply to a

Reuters request for comment.

Paramount Skydance ( PSKY ) on Monday made a $108 billion

offer for Warner Bros. Discovery ( WBD ). Its $30-per-share cash

offer includes financing from Affinity Partners, the investment

firm run by Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law.

Paramount Skydance ( PSKY ) was formed in August after Skydance

Media, owned by David Ellison, the son of Trump supporter and

Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison, took control of

Paramount in a deal worth $8.4 billion.

David Ellison helped secure regulatory approval for Skydance

Media to buy Paramount with the promise that the CBS network

would reflect the "varied ideological perspectives" of American

viewers.

Prior to the deal, Paramount paid $16 million to settle a

2024 lawsuit Trump filed over a "60 Minutes" interview with

former Vice President Kamala Harris, which he claimed gave a

distorted view of his rival for the White House. Before

settling, CBS called the accusations meritless.