Posted on 07/11/2021 3:24:28 PM PDT by RandFan
Rupert Murdoch personally made the decision to allow Fox News to broadcast that it had called Arizona for Joe Biden in the 2020 election, a new book reveals.
Donald Trump and his aides were furious when Fox News became the first network on election night to call Arizona for Biden. And the founder of News Corp. was behind the decision, revealed Michael Wolff in his forthcoming book 'Landslide.'
On election night, Murdoch's son Lachlan, the CEO of Fox Corporation, got a call from the network's election-data operation shortly after 11 p.m. ET saying they were ready to declare Arizona for Biden.
The state was highly competitive during the contest and had not gone for a Democrat since Bill Clinton in 1996. Biden and Trump both campaigned hard for the state with Biden winning a coveted endorsement from Cindy McCain.
Wolff notes in his book, according to an excerpt published by Business Insider, that the Murdoch family had 'every reason' to delay calling Arizona, given Fox's pro-Trump stance and the fact that no other network had made the call yet.
'Lachlan got his father on the phone to ask if he wanted to make the early call. His father, with signature grunt, assented, adding, 'F*** him,'' Wolff wrote.
Fox News calling Arizona was a pivotal moment in the coverage of the election as the earlier results showed Trump had a chance he could retake the White House.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
He needs to step down.
The sourcing for this article is a section from a Michael Wolff book. Before everyone gets sand in their panties, ask yourself how accurate were the claims in the last book that guy wrote.
So, if he doesn’t believe and espouse every thing you believe in, he is trash and should not be watched?
Sorry, I am not buying that. I like Tucker.
“I have not watched Fox News since election night.
Not. One. Single. Night. Since.
And I was an avid watcher since the 1990s”
Ditto, Fox Business as well for me.
“I have not watched Fox News since election night.”
I haven’t watched any TV period. I shut down the TV. I select what I choose to watch online if it sounds interesting. The rest of the news I get right here on Free Republic. DONAT.
The only surprise here is that the oldest news in the Universe comes as a surprise to anyone. Who here didn’t know that Murdoch made this company destroying decision. If anyone else had made it it would have been reversed in ten minutes with lots and lots of blood all over the studio floor for the public to witness.
The state was highly competitive during the contest and had not gone for a Democrat since Bill Clinton in 1996. Biden and Trump both campaigned hard for the state with Biden winning a coveted endorsement from Cindy McCain.
Another slam book by Wolfe!
The bigger question that needs answered is ‘Who made the decision to simultaneously halt vote tabulation in 5 states at exactly the same time?’ Further, who was called in those 5 states to stop the vote count? Then, what was done for the next 4-5 hours in those states? We all now know that during that period of time the vote count swung from Trump to Biden. It is impossible that vote fraud was not at play during that time period.
So, if he doesn’t believe and espouse every thing you believe in, he is trash and should not be watched?
Sorry, I am not buying that. I like Tucker.
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I like Tucker, too, but by watching Tucker, you are supporting Fox and giving them ratings. One cannot separate the two.
Peruse later.
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