Posted on 08/07/2015 2:26:11 PM PDT by onyx
The mounting problem Donald Trump poses to Republicans is also a mounting problem for the country’s most powerful conservative media mogul: Rupert Murdoch. This morning’s New York Times gives front-page treatment to the billionaire grudge match that has become a major story line in this year’s (already) fractious GOP primary. The piece by political reporters Amy Chozick and Ashley Parker chronicles Murdoch’s intensifying efforts over the past week to blunt Trump’s surge to the top of the crowded GOP field. In recent days, Murdoch has tweeted that Trump is “wrong” and “embarrassing.” On Sunday, the New York Post mocked Trump on the cover with the headline “DON VOYAGE” and featured him marooned on a life raft being circled by a shark. The same day, The Wall Street Journal ran a scathing editorial that labeled Trump a “catastrophe.”
One reason Murdoch is taking to social media and deploying his publishing properties to attack Trump may be the simple fact that he hasn’t been able to control his most powerful media organ: Fox News. According to sources, Murdoch has tried — and failed — to rein in Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, who, insiders say, is pushing Fox to defend Trump’s most outlandish comments. This week, Ailes told his senior executives during a meeting that Murdoch recently called him and asked if Fox could “back off the Trump coverage,” a source told me. Ailes is said to have boasted to his executives that he told Murdoch he was covering Trump “the way he wanted to.” The implication was that he wasn’t going to budge.
How did we miss this one?
(July 22, 2015)
I’d be interested in hearing what Hannity thinks of all this. After getting bumped by MK...I’d just like to give him a penny for his thoughts.
“”most powerful conservative media mogul: Rupert Murdoch””
I don’t think Rupert is any more conservative than Trump is
They should try covering other candidates too
Elites circle the wagons.
Fox can go the way of msnbc, they are irreverent in the internet age. Sure pull your ratings in now, but the future will not be yours.
Good post.
Well, who does the pretentious elitist “want” and why do we care?
If Murdoch wants someone, that would immediately make that candidate suspect. Maybe Murdoch likes jebbush or hitlery.
Only 6 corporations control the MSM.
It was all an act and setup between Roger and Rupert. Including Rupert’s phone call to Trump last week. Don fell into their trap but escaped. Hopefully Trump won’t fall for it again.
Roger spinning to cover for himself?
I’ll tell you what Hannity thinks: he’s currently throwing Trump under the bus. Today he has interviewed every candidate who was on last night except ONE. When his guest Newt Gingrich started criticizing the mods today, HE CUT HIM OFF. Another sell-out. So far, only Rush hasn’t turned into a rhinoceros (and I don’t mean RINO).
So we’ve been had by FOX - totally.
I would imagine Levin will stand up to this.
Right!
Hannity got screwed over.
Plus Bill O ‘Reilly was hosting Trump on his show, too!!
Right, I remember and then Guiliani tried to intervene!
The Donald could buy both before breakfast.
Hannity had Trump on his show after the debate last night, but I am unaware if he also interviewed the other candidates. This excerpt from his show has almost 25% of Hannity’s hour allotted for Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khX3tKIoJ6Q
Glad to hear it. I flipped off the tv at 11pm before I exploded when I heard Blabberman-Schultz was going to be a guest of Eva Braun.
I did likewise, but went on a video search this morning after something posted about it on FR.
My advice to Trump: “Buy out Fox” then sell it to an overseas country....
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