May 6 - Ted Turner, the billionaire founder of TV news network CNN, has died at 87, CNN reported on Wednesday.

Below are some reactions to the news.

DONALD TRUMP

"Ted Turner, one of the Greats of All Time, just died," the U.S. president posted on Truth Social. "He founded CNN, sold it, and was personally devastated by the Deal because the new ownership took CNN, his 'baby,' and destroyed it. It became woke, and everything that he is not all about. Maybe the new buyers, wonderful people, will be able to bring it back to its former credibility and glory. Regardless, however, one of the Greats of Broadcast History, and a friend of mine. Whenever I needed him, he was there, always willing to fight for a good cause!"

ANTONIO GUTERRES

In a press release, the U.N. secretary-general called Turner "a visionary" who had "bet on humanity".

"Quite simply, Ted Turner was the foundation of the United Nations Foundation," Guterres said. "Ted's $1 billion dollar commitment to the United Nations, and subsequent creation of the United Nations Foundation, changed the nature of philanthropy.

"But it was not just the money, it was his ongoing commitment and advocacy for the United Nations and the importance of diplomacy that will be his true legacy; Ted never stopped pushing for the world to do better, and to do better through the United Nations."

NICHOLAS KRISTOF

"He revolutionized philanthropy," the New York Times columnist wrote on X. "Before him, rich people gave to museums, universities, churches. They spent more money buying paintings of women than actually helping women or girls."

Of Turner's announcement in 1997 that he would donate $1 billion to fund United Nations operations, Kristof added: "That started a competition among tycoons to be more philanthropic and led many more to try to help the needy. He made giving cool, and he saved countless lives."

WALTER ISAACSON