Murdoch's media empire, including News Corp and Fox News, has been shown to bolster Donald Trump's political rise, while Trump discusses the political prospects of his potential successors.
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Updated oct 24
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How it started
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What happened
Murdoch's media empire, including News Corp and Fox News, has been shown to bolster Donald Trump's political rise, while Trump discusses the political prospects of his potential successors.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Political commentary surrounding Trump's potential successors includes criticism of Trump's policies and suggestions for Senate candidates.Sub-event
Book published by S&S; Trump maintains close ties with Fox News and Rupert Murdoch.1 source
- Donald Trump and Marco Rubio engaged in a debate regarding America's future, focusing on exceptionalism, Founders' values, and wealth distribution.Sub-event
Murdoch uses his media influence to attack and push Donald Trump out.1 source
Trump discusses how media companies like News Corp have aided his rise and compares potential successors.1 source
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The entities involved
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News Corporation
multinational media corporation (1980–2013)
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Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
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JD Vance
vice president of the United States since 2025
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Fox News
American cable television news channel
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Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- editorandpublisher.com
- thedailybeast.com
- nationalmemo.com
- prospectmagazine.co.ukCorruption, convictions and vengeance: Maggie Haberman on the inside story of the second Trump presidency
- freethoughtblogs.com
- mediamatters.org
- independent.co.uk