Rupert Murdoch is one of the most powerful men in the world. First in Australia, then in the UK and finally in the US, the publisher was something of a kingmaker. Even Donald Trump would hardly have moved to the White House without Murdoch; and after that, Fox News became his propaganda channel and celebrities like Sean Hannity became his casual advisers.
But now the house blessing between Trump and Murdoch is skewed. The publisher had never liked the real estate mogul personally – privately, he would have called him an “idiot” – but always supported him for financial and ideological reasons. The midterm elections changed that. Trump is apparently no longer an asset to Murdoch, but a burden.
The print media in the Murdoch empire has long distanced itself from Trump. Both the tabloid “New York Post” and the posh “Wall Street Journal” have long been critical of the ex-president. Now they have raised the bar.
Alluding to a character from “Alice in Wonderland,” the front page of the “Post” reads in big letters: “Trumpty Dumpty.” In the paper, star columnist John Podhoretz describes Trump as “toxic” and compares it to rat poison. Trump is “the greatest voter killer in American history,” Podhoretz said.
Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal, in an editorial, states: “He (Trump) failed in 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022. Trump ruined the 2022 election (…), he led Republicans from one fiasco to another. .”
That corresponds to the facts. The failure of the Grand Old Party (GOP) in the midterm elections is due in large part to Trump. Due to the inability to break away from the Big Lie, Republicans have failed to push strong issues such as inflation. Because of Trump’s loyalty mania, incompetent candidates won the primaries — then lost the actual election. That was all foreseeable.
Fox News breaks loose
Nevertheless, Fox News has been adamant about Trump thus far. But now the first cracks are beginning to appear in this relationship as well. Since Wednesday, the broadcaster has given critical Trump voices unusually much space. Former Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany — who has since returned to Fox News — urged her former boss to postpone his presidential bid for now.
Star presenter Laura Ingraham recently turned out to be a Trump skeptic. “A popular movement is about ideas,” she recently explained. “It’s not about one person. When voters see someone putting their own ego and resentment before the country’s interests, they look to someone else.”
Critical voices aren’t just on the rise at Fox News. Winsome Earle-Sears, for example, the deputy governor of Virginia, was once an avid Trump admirer. After the hoped-for “red wave” failed to materialize, she now says: “The voters have spoken and said they want another leader.”
That leader, by the will of the Murdochs and other key patrons of the GOP, should be Ron DeSantis. Not only can the Florida governor report a brilliant reelection, he’s also won both houses of Congress in the Sunshine State. The former Trump minion has finally become his most dangerous challenger and the new darling on Fox News.
Of course Trump will not accept this. He immediately counterattacked, nicknamed DeSantis derisively (the hypocrite) and denounced Fox News: “News Corp, which owns Fox, the Wall Street Journal and the no longer great New York Post, now rallies behind Ron DeSanctimonious, an average Republican governor with an excellent propaganda machine.” The ex-president also tearfully notes that he was the one who discovered DeSantis at the time and that he got a million votes more than his new rival in Florida at the time.
The GOP’s enthusiasm for DeSantis may, in fact, turn out to be a chimera. This is known as the smarter version of Trump. But voters don’t like the original anymore. This was apparent from the first studies after the midterms. 60 percent said they were fed up with Trump. In substance, DeSantiis represents the same policy. So why would voters want a “brained Trump”?
Midterms are becoming a debacle for Republicans
It was actually expected that the Midterms would become Waterloo of the Democrats. Now it is becoming increasingly clear that they are becoming a debacle for Republicans. Even if they win the House of Representatives – which is likely – their future prospects are bleak. An ugly quarrel within the party can no longer be avoided. Trump will certainly not back down and retire with dignity in Mar-a-Lago. If necessary, he burns his own party down.
Moreover, not only Trump has ruined the “red wave” of the Republicans. They also failed because of the young voters. The majority of them voted for Democrats, and in large numbers. No wonder: Republicans deny climate change and want to ban abortion again. So why would a millennial vote for them? The consequences for the GOP are potentially fatal: their voters are dying out and the young are running away from them.
Trump is likely to announce his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election next Tuesday. He will continue to damage the party and again, he doesn’t give a damn. As in 2015, he finds himself in the role of the outsider, battling the party establishment and relying on his loyal base.
However, as is known, you are not allowed to step into the same river twice. Trump may have to learn this lesson the hard way. The mood in the US has changed overnight. It seems that the “better angels” won at least a partial victory and saved democracy for the time being.
Trump can no longer rely on the fever of populism — and neither can he on Twitter. Elon Musk is about to drive this politically influential platform against the wall.
Soource :Watson
I’m Ella Sammie, author specializing in the Technology sector. I have been writing for 24 Instatnt News since 2020, and am passionate about staying up to date with the latest developments in this ever-changing industry.
