{"id":2042799,"date":"2023-09-23T22:08:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T02:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reacts-to-murdochs-stepping-down-as-fox-news-corp-head\/"},"modified":"2023-09-23T22:11:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T02:11:01","slug":"trump-reacts-to-murdochs-stepping-down-as-fox-news-corp-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reacts-to-murdochs-stepping-down-as-fox-news-corp-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump responds to Murdoch&#8217;s resignation as Fox, News Corp chief."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-reacts-to-murdochs-stepping-down-as-fox-news-corp-head%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2042799&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Former President Donald Trump Acknowledges Retirement of Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch<\/h2>\n<p>On Friday, \u2063former President Donald Trump publicly recognized the retirement of Rupert \u200dMurdoch, the influential media tycoon who\u200b recently announced his departure from his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reacts-to-murdochs-stepping-down-as-fox-news-corp-head\/\" title=\"Trump responds to Murdoch's resignation as Fox, News Corp chief.\">multi-billion-dollar media empire<\/a>. Trump took this opportunity\u200d to call \u200dfor new leadership, specifically targeting \u200dSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), whose health has raised concerns after experiencing another\u2063 &#8220;freeze-up&#8221;\u2064 incident earlier this\u2063 month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many people are saying that, &#8216;You\u2064 forced Rupert \u2062Murdoch into retirement!'&#8221; President Trump wrote on Truth Social. &#8220;I do not believe this is so, \u2064but while we&#8217;re at it, how \u200babout getting rid of &#8216;Democrat&#8217; Mitch McConnell, who gives the Radical Left Lunatics, together \u200dwith his small band of automatic &#8216;yes&#8217; votes, EVERYTHING they want.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/former-trump-campaign-attorney-says-fulton-county-case-based-on-illegal-evidence-5496721?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Former Trump Campaign\u2063 Attorney \u200cSays Fulton\u2064 County Case\u2062 Based\u2063 on Illegal Evidence<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/22\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/former-trump-campaign-attorney-says-fulton-county-case-based-on-illegal-evidence-5496721?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-says-if-reelected-he-will-send-troops-to-southern-border-5496689?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Trump Says If Reelected He Will Send Troops \u2063to Southern Border<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/22\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-says-if-reelected-he-will-send-troops-to-southern-border-5496689?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The retirement announcement \u200bfrom Murdoch came\u2062 just a\u200d day\u200c before Trump&#8217;s acknowledgment. Murdoch revealed that he will step down as the\u2064 head of Fox Corporation, \u200cwhich\u2062 owns Fox News and the\u2062 Fox \u200cbroadcast channel, as well\u2063 as \u2064News Corp, \u200cthe parent company of publishers like the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post. \u200dThe transition of leadership roles will take place in November.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to employees, the 92-year-old Australian-born billionaire emphasized that both he and \u200chis companies are in &#8220;robust\u200b health.&#8221; While he\u2062 didn&#8217;t explicitly use the term &#8220;retirement,&#8221;\u200c he described the change as \u2064a &#8220;transition&#8221; and assured his continued involvement as an\u2063 &#8220;active member&#8221; of the\u200d companies \u2064he built. His son,\u200d Lachlan \u2064Murdoch,\u200c will\u200c assume the role of News Corp. chairman and continue as the CEO of Fox Corp.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I congratulate my father\u2063 on his remarkable 70-year career,&#8221; stated Lachlan Murdoch in a released statement. &#8220;We \u2062are grateful that he will serve as chairman emeritus and know\u2063 he will\u2064 continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rupert-murdoch-announces-hes-stepping-down-from-fox-and-news-corp\/\" title=\"Rupert Murdoch to step down from Fox and News Corp.\">provide valued counsel<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>President Trump has been openly critical of Murdoch in recent months, \u2062particularly after it was revealed that the media mogul expressed regret in a testimony given\u2062 as part of\u200c a defamation\u200c lawsuit. Murdoch admitted that some of his Fox News hosts should have been more\u2063 forceful in denouncing the claim\u2062 that the 2020 election was &#8220;stolen&#8221;\u200d due to widespread voter \u200cfraud.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would have \u200bliked us to be stronger in denouncing \u200dit, in hindsight,&#8221; Murdoch stated.<\/p>\n<p>In another part of the\u200c testimony, Murdoch\u200c criticized MyPillow \u200bfounder and Trump \u200csupporter Mike \u200dLindell for appearing on Tucker Carlson&#8217;s show\u200c and\u2063 repeating the\u2064 election fraud \u200dclaim without Carlson challenging it.<\/p>\n<p>As a \u200bresult, Carlson was eventually let go in April and\u200c has since \u200blaunched his \u2062own talk show on \u2062Twitter, now known as X, where he has garnered a larger viewership than any other \u2063show in \u2062cable news history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why is Rupert Murdoch throwing his anchors under the table, which also\u2064 happens to\u2064 be killing his case and infuriating his viewers, \u2063who will again be leaving in droves\u2014they already are,&#8221; President Trump wrote on Truth Social in February. &#8220;There\u2063 is MASSIVE evidence of voter \u2062fraud &#038; irregularities \u200din the\u200b 2020 Presidential Election.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In August, \u2063President Trump \u2064once again accused Murdoch\u2062 of \u2062being part of a &#8220;globalist&#8221; agenda\u2062 aimed at undermining\u200b his MAGA (Make \u200cAmerica Great Again) \u2064platform.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rupert Murdoch is\u2064 a globalist,&#8221; \u200che stated in one of \u200cthe many \u200bvideo clips he\u2062 shared on Truth \u2063Social. &#8220;You don&#8217;t know that. \u2063And I am America first, it&#8217;s very simple. I put America first. It will always be that way, so\u200c get used to it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>President Trump also criticized the Wall Street Journal for allegedly favoring Republican nomination contender Florida\u200b Gov. Ron\u2064 DeSantis, claiming the newspaper has lost its way.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They pushed DeSanctimonious so hard, and \u200dnow they&#8217;re looking for \u2062someone else because he&#8217;s failed,&#8221; he \u2062said, referring to DeSantis as a \u2064&#8221;Murdoch pick&#8221; who has &#8220;fallen like a very badly injured bird out of the sky.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the upcoming Republican primary being more than four\u200d months away, President Trump maintains a \u200csignificant lead \u200cin the field. \u2062Citing \u200chis strong\u2062 performance in polls,\u2064 he opted to skip \u2062the first primary debate hosted by Fox News and instead sat \u200ddown for an\u200d interview with Mr. Carlson on X.<\/p>\n<p>A second debate is scheduled \u200dfor September 27 \u200dat the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in\u200b Simi Valley, California.\u2064 It will be co-moderated by anchors from Fox News \u200band Univision. President Trump is expected to deliver a speech to Detroit&#8217;s autoworker union members, who have gone on strike after failing to\u200b reach a deal with auto companies transitioning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-climate-agenda-wont-replace-jobs-it-seeks-to-kill-separate-ap-wapo-fact-checks-suggest\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Climate Agenda Won\u2019t Replace Jobs It Seeks To Kill, Separate AP, WaPo Fact-Checks Suggest\">electric vehicle manufacturing<\/a>, rather than\u200c participating in the event.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Trump&#8217;s criticism of McConnell and endorsement of his potential retirement reflect the power struggle within the Republican Party<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200cOry. This rift between Trump and Murdoch escalated further when Trump endorsed McConnell&#8217;s potential retirement, \u200dsuggesting it was in response to his distaste for the \u2062media mogul.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Trump&#8217;s claims, it is important to note that Murdoch himself announced his retirement,\u2062 and there is no evidence to suggest\u2063 that Trump had\u200c any influence over this decision. Moreover, the retirement of a media figure as influential as Murdoch \u2062raises\u200d questions about the future \u200dof conservative media\u2063 and its impact on American politics.<\/p>\n<p>Murdoch has long been regarded as\u2064 a kingmaker in \u200cRepublican politics,\u2062 using his media empire to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainstream-media-and-big-techs-seismic-shift-to-the-left\/\" title=\"Mainstream Media and Big Tech\u2019s Seismic Shift to the Left\">shape public opinion<\/a> and support\u2062 conservative candidates. Fox News, in \u2064particular, has been a \u200dmajor platform for Trump and his supporters, providing favorable coverage and amplifying his message to millions of viewers. With Murdoch&#8217;s departure, there\u200c is a void in conservative\u2064 media leadership that will need to be filled.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s\u200c call for new \u200cleadership and his targeting of McConnell, who has long been a\u2062 staunch supporter of Trump&#8217;s policies, is indicative of the ongoing power \u2062struggle within the \u2062Republican Party. As Trump continues to exert his influence over GOP politics, his criticism of\u2062 McConnell and his support \u2064for potential primary challengers \u200bsignal his desire \u200dto reshape the party in his image.<\/p>\n<p>While it remains to be seen whether McConnell \u200bwill retire,\u200d his health concerns\u200b and Trump&#8217;s endorsement of his potential departure highlight\u2063 the shifting \u200bdynamics within the Republican Party. 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