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Posted on 07/30/2022 9:42:54 PM PDT by Rennes Templar
The New York Times reported Friday that Fox News has not had Donald Trump on its network in over 100 days, which the paper said was part of a larger strategy to eliminate the former president as a major GOP player.
The decision to shun Trump has been made at "the highest levels" of Fox's parent company, and is backed by its billionaire chairman, Rupert Murdoch, and his son, company CEO Lachlan Murdoch. Both are Republicans, but are said to have to developed a strong distaste for Trump.
Earlier this month, the Murdoch-owned newspapers the New York Post and The Wall Street Journal published harsh rebukes of Trump's actions regarding Jan. 6 while strongly opposing a Trump bid for president in 2024. The Times said Trump's failure to accept the 2020 election result was at the root of the Murdochs' criticism of the former president, a view shared by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Trump has not hidden his new distaste for Fox News. Shortly after his loss to Joe Biden, Trump blamed the network's negative coverage of his presidency for his 2020 election loss. And, this week, Trump blasted "Fox & Friends" on his Truth Social account for being "terrible" and having "gone to the dark side." Trump suggested former House Speaker Paul Ryan's sitting on Fox Corp.'s board of directors is behind the shadow banning of Trump.
Meanwhile, The Times said Fox has sought to displace Trump with other GOP 2024 contenders, notably Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis.
"I spent 11 years at Fox, and I know nothing pretaped hits a Fox screen that hasn't been signed off on and sanctioned at the very top levels of management — especially when it has to do with a presidential election," Newsmax host Eric Bolling said.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
Many of us have questions about Fox News. If this is the simple truth why is Tucker Carlson still on Fox? Does Newsmax have mixed motives?
Oh no!!! where do we go now!!? where do we go now !!??where do we hide ??!!where do we go next!!?? and what small narrow section of the media world do we we ensconce ourselves in 24/7 and only watch that all day since it gives back what we already believe about the World and presents no other world viewpoints. !!oh noeeeeeesssss!!!!
same here
haven’t listen to Talk Radio or Faux since Election Night 2020...
#FoxWasInOnIt
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