David Ellison to Host Private Dinner ‘Honoring’ Donald Trump

Home Biz News Apr 15, 2026 10:20am PT David Ellison to Host Private Dinner ‘Honoring’ Donald Trump as Paramount Awaits Closing of Warner Bros. Deal By Todd Spangler Plus Icon Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor xpangler Latest David Ellison to Host Private Dinner ‘Honoring’ Donald Trump as Paramount Awaits Closing of Warner Bros. Deal 10 minutes ago Kelly Marie Tran, Rob Benedict Lead iHeartPodcasts Scripted Drama ‘Saigon’ Set During Vietnam War 1 hour ago Paramount CEO David Ellison Can’t Attend Senate Hearing on Warner Bros. Merger Because of Death in the Family, Company Says 5 hours ago See All Getty Images David Ellison, whose Paramount Skydance is awaiting closure of its massive deal to swallow up Warner Bros. Discovery, will host an invitation-only dinner next week “honoring” President Donald Trump and CBS News’ White House correspondents, Variety has confirmed. The event will take place in Washington, D.C., on April 23, two days before the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday, April 25. The Ellison-hosted function will be held at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, which the State Department in December 2025 announced was being renamed “The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.” Related Stories How Young Will Amazon Make James Bond?