Billionaire media baron Rupert Murdoch reportedly needs to see one Republican specifically tackle former President Donald Trump, the frontrunner within the 2024 GOP main.
On Wednesday, The New York Instances mentioned Murdoch “has privately instructed individuals” he needs to see Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) enter the race.
Youngkin earlier this yr dominated himself out of a run, with commentators suggesting he was readying himself for the 2028 election. Nonetheless, in Could there was renewed hypothesis that he might throw his hat into the ring one election cycle earlier.
Murdoch’s reported choose got here as his media organizations — together with Fox Information — soured on his preliminary option to tackle Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), amid the governor’s faltering marketing campaign.
On Tuesday, Rolling Stone mentioned Murdoch and high Fox executives had “grown more and more displeased” together with his marketing campaign’s “perceived stumbles, lackluster polling, and incapacity to swiftly dethrone Trump.” Relations between Murdoch and Trump have additionally gone south lately.
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