The deal, as one advocate wrote, will “work to the benefit of consumers.”This spin is implausible, and it is a spin the Trump administration has not thus far been buying. Before the hearing, President Donald Trump expressed skepticism about the deal, saying it “could be a problem” in terms of antitrust issues. To be fair, advocates of the deal have an impossible task: convince decision-makers that a deal that will objectively allow Netflix to dominate streaming services is not an antitrust issue. EDITORIAL: INVESTIGATE THE MINNESOTA SHOOTINGSWhile Congress does have a say, the Trump administration will ultimately decide whether it goes forward. Speaking to reporters days later, he posted on Truth Social that he was concerned about Netflix’s “cultural takeover,” highlighting an op-ed opposing the deal.