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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMurdoch lobbied TSF to choose Burgum not Vance. Will there be any blowback from Murdoch's media dynasty?
What do you think? Will Fox, WSJ and NY Post make any noise?
Reference:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13629951/Rupert-Murdoch-lobbying-Donald-Trump-pick-Doug-Burgum-not-J-D-Vance-running-mate.html
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-jr-rupert-murdoch-vice-president-pick-jd-vance-doug-burgum-1924825
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Murdoch lobbied TSF to choose Burgum not Vance. Will there be any blowback from Murdoch's media dynasty? (Original Post)
MLAA
Jul 2024
OP
Not really, b/c it is a binary choice: either Trump/Vance win, or Biden/Harris do.
RockRaven
Jul 2024
#2
Cha
(312,980 posts)1. Interesting. TY!
RockRaven
(17,621 posts)2. Not really, b/c it is a binary choice: either Trump/Vance win, or Biden/Harris do.
And Murdoch's media empire isn't going for Biden/Harris.
MLAA
(19,343 posts)5. They may make more stirring the pot and criticizing Biden for another 4 years than praising TSF and now the TSF
mini me.
RockRaven
(17,621 posts)6. It's not just about revenue. It's also about taxes, regulations, etc.
Those other things also affect the bottom line and the accumulation of capital.
MLAA
(19,343 posts)7. True, true.
Johonny
(24,132 posts)3. No, the son appears all in on MAGA
MLAA
(19,343 posts)4. Thanks, I didn't know that.
