Sunday, October 20, 2024

Trump to Meet with Murdoch, Will Ask to Curb Negative Ads

Former President Donald Trump said he will meet with media mogul Rupert Murdoch and urge him not to allow negative ads against the Republican nominee or provide airtime to his critics on Fox News in the final stretch before Election Day.

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... "I'm going to see Rupert Murdoch," Trump said at the end of an interview Friday on Fox News' Fox and Friends.

"I'm going to tell him something very simple, because I can't talk to anybody else. Don't put on negative commercials for 21 days. Don't put them and don't put on -- they're horrible people. They come and lie," the Republican presidential nominee added, seemingly referring to allies of his election rival, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.

Trump said he was not sure Murdoch would be "thrilled" he had announced their meeting on air but added, "I'm going to say, Rupert, please do it this way,' and then we're going to have a victory because I think everyone wants that." ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-18 12:35 PM

Trump behaves like a loser who knows he is losing.

Just saying.

Trump's meeting with Murdoch can't last more than fifteen minutes. so as not to fatigue Donald.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2024-10-18 01:00 PM

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-18 12:35 PM | Reply | Flag: Cannot be flagged Newsworthy enough

#3 | Posted by Hans at 2024-10-18 01:09 PM

They can compare diaper brands.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-18 02:20 PM

@#1 ... because I can't talk to anybody else ...

That's an odd thing for fmr Pres Trump to say.

Why can't he talk to anyone else?

Has his campaign reined him in?


#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-18 02:30 PM

Fat ------- ----- can't handle the truth.

#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-10-18 03:05 PM

Murdoch uses Trumpanzee like a floozy and passes him around like a bong at a frat party... to get ratings and sell ads... works too.

Now comes the chewing up and spitting out part...

oh yeah... we need a bizness man... to run this country like a bizness...

#7 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2024-10-20 11:13 AM

Maybe Trump and his "free-speech" pal Musk should threaten to take away Fox's "license," as he has with CBS, ABC and others.

#8 | Posted by cbob at 2024-10-20 12:14 PM

Please sir, please protect me.

Kiss the.....ring.

#9 | Posted by Killjoy at 2024-10-21 04:29 PM

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