Yes, funny and not contrived.
Posted on 05/20/2023 3:18:44 PM PDT by Kazan
Fox Corp boss, Rupert Murdoch has officially taken a side in the Republican race leading up to the 2024 National elections, and this time he is backing Ron DeSantis.
According to Vanity Fair, the conservative news mogul invited the Florida Governor to his Vineyard in Bel Air, California for dinner in 2020 and assured him that Fox would support his potential presidential run in 2024.
Earlier this year, signs of this sentiment became more apparent as Fox implemented a soft ban on Trump and began featuring DeSantis more frequently.
Additionally, during this time, the Dominion lawsuit loomed over the news corporation, prompting it to distance itself from the election controversy and thus steer clear of Trump.
Murdoch even expressed regret, stating that he would have preferred his anchors to be more assertive in denouncing Trump's election conspiracies that defined his campaigns. He was also quoted saying, "I would have liked us to be stronger in denouncing it in hindsight," per the Independent.
As the situation unfolded, Knewz reported allegations of higher-ups within the company trying to shift the blame for the election denial onto its anchors. A senior producer claimed that the company was scapegoating her and her female colleagues, including Maria Bartiromo.
Perhaps the most significant move by Fox to close the door on Trump and his 2020 election denial scandal came with the dismissal of Tucker Carlson and the eyewatering settlement reached with Dominion.
On Trump's side, his decision to participate in CNN's Town Hall event, despite their previous antagonistic relationship, emphasized his falling out with Murdoch.
However, despite the influence of the heavyweight News empire and its support of DeSantis, Trump remains the favorite among Republicans as seen in recent polls by Fox News and Gallup.
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What Year was that again?
I missed it.
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THREE years ago? seriously?
They had a pic of Trump with his granddaughter on his lap on an airplane reading a book about Hillary Clinton during the 2016 race.
The book was titled. “Winners Are Not Losers”. That one was hilarious.
LOL. More reason not to vote for the Jeb Bush clone.
Prog gonna prog.
Yes, funny and not contrived.
Still makes me laugh.
If you watch Fox it is pretty obvious they love Sideshow Ron.
I don’t watch Fox. I haven’t in well over a decade. I cannot stand any of the 24-hour news stations. I don’t want to hear all-day news bs.
In fact, I led a few elderly people to give it up too. All it does is create more stress. No one needs that bs.
Which means I can’t possibly vote for Deep State DeSantis.
Hmmm? This sounds like Rupert just made a campaign contribution? Is the FEC listening???
Oops, there is pictures of Trump with Soros too.
There’s pictures of Trump, with the Clintons, Soros, the sheiks that bailed him out. Let’s not forget Trump’s whole career was based on simping for Democrats on big government projects. Oops.
LOL!
I guess his love for this country and his desire to make it great again made everybody hate him.
Trump in 2004 - "I probably identify more as Democrat"
You know friend. We have seen all those pictures over and over for years. If that is the best you can do you need to get with the RATs and come up with new material.
Not a single pic you posted hasn’t been see here many times. You can’t use the same crap used in 2016 and get a rise out of people. It is known and already discussed territory.
Trump got bailed out by Soros around 2004/2005, and spent Christmas Eve 2009 with him. The Clintons were at Trump’s wedding. If the Clinton’s were at DeSantis’ wedding, you’d be bashing him, but Trump gets a pass?
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