Posted on 04/17/2016 3:52:37 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
The most intriguing part about the New York Post's endorsement of Donald Trump might be what it says about the relationship between the candidate and Rupert Murdoch.
The Post, of course, is owned by Murdoch, once a vocal critic of Trump's presidential campaign. The tabloid's endorsement comes amid a thaw in tensions between Trump and Murdoch's media empire.
Trump and Murdoch have had several meetings and conversations in recent months, according to sources close to both men. Those discussions were brokered by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, the owner and publisher of the New York Observer, the sources said.
Related: New York Observer loses top reporter over Trump coverage
Kushner, who helped write Trump's speech at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference last month, encouraged Murdoch to have a dialogue with the Republican frontrunner.
Over the course of these discussions, Murdoch has apparently come to see Trump not only as a serious candidate with potential, but also as the GOP's inevitable nominee, the sources told CNNMoney.
It's a far cry from where their relationship stood last summer. At that point in the campaign, Murdoch said that Trump was "embarrassing his friends" and "the whole country."
After Trump made harsh comments about John McCain's service in the Vietnam War, the Post ran a cover depicting Trump on a raft with an encircling shark lurking behind. "Don Voyage!" blared the headline. In its endorsement on Thursday, the Post's editorial board said Trump "has the potential -- the skills, the know-how, the values -- to live up to his campaign slogan: to make America great again."
"It's a big journey from 'Don Voyage' to endorsing," one of the sources told CNNMoney.
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you overlooked the Wall Street Journal
When surveying the remaining field, Cruz is anathema
Trump is left
Goodwin runs the post editorials - doubt Murdoch even knew.
So, I guess this mean that trump is the new darling of the GOPe.
After all, you cannot get much closer to the GOPe, than to be endorsed...
Oh yes you can.....You can take money from their clients! Sold out!
Lol - he just is SOOOOO unappealing. I don’t blame Heidi for keeping her distance....boogers or not!
Couldn’t have said it better myself....
Exactly how I was as a Fox fan, then the debate happened and no more Kelly File. No more Fox, except for Hannity, at times; and of course, always Judge Jeanine.
Can’t stand Fox News, do not trust them.
“I’ll take ‘HE CAN COUNT’ for $200, Alex.”
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