Powerful Murdoch media dumps on ‘loser’ Donald Trump as Ron DeSantis shines
- Rupert Murdoch’s news media turns on Donald Trump in the aftermath of the Republican Party’s poor midterms showing
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has emerged as the party’s best hope for retaking the White House in 2024
The powerful media empire of conservative billionaire Rupert Murdoch appeared to turn its back on Donald Trump, labelling the former US president a “loser” who shows “increasingly poor judgment” after the midterm elections.
Just days before he is expected to announce his 2024 White House candidacy, the Wall Street Journal, the flagship of Murdoch’s News Corp, declared in an editorial that “Trump Is the Republican Party’s Biggest Loser”, pointing to the party’s disappointing performance in Tuesday’s midterms.
Trump later hit back at Murdoch, appearing to relish a scuffle, accusing News Corp media of falling in line to back a potential Republican rival of Trump for the 2024 presidential nomination, a choice he said News Corp would rue.
The cover of News Corp’s tabloid New York Post depicted Trump on a precarious wall as “Trumpty Dumpty” who “had a great fall” in the vote, blaming him for the failure of Republicans to sweep past Democratic rivals in the battle for control of Congress and governors’ mansions.
