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I Now Pronounce You Donald & Larry

While the media world’s eyes are trained on the CBS–Trump settlement negotiations, and its impact on the Ellison family’s tortured acquisition of Paramount, Larry himself has his eyes on a bigger prize at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: TikTok and Stargate.

Larry Ellison
Larry and Don have several irons in the fire beyond international military conflicts, including Oracle’s interest in TikTok, the Stargate A.I. infrastructure initiative—and the Paramount-Skydance merger, which is being carried out by Ellison’s son, David. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
Dylan Byers
June 25, 2025

In recent weeks, I’m told, Larry Ellison has had multiple private meetings with President Trump—including one as recently as last weekend in the Oval Office, where the two men spent a great deal of time discussing the Iran-Israel War, among other topics. The centibillionaire Oracle chairman and longtime master of the universe is also a fervent supporter of Israel. Needless to say, the topic was rather timely.