One can imagine the tragicomic scene of Robert Gibbs, the former spokesman for President Obama, counseling his new boss, Warner Bros. Discovery C.E.O. David Zaslav, on how to properly suck up to President-elect Trump on today’s earnings call without being so sycophantic as to enrage the Hollywood creative class that is still reeling from the election. Here’s the language they settled on: “We have an upcoming new administration,” Zaslav proclaimed. “It’s too early to tell, but it may offer a pace of change and an opportunity for consolidation that may be quite different, that would provide a real positive and accelerated impact on this industry that’s needed.”