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Back in the day, Rupert Murdoch has a well-deserved reputation for backstabbing politicians in the UK and Australia. The NY Post may be starting down a well-trodden route.
'Col Pot' retires from New York Post as Trump backing proves no gotcha
Last month The New York Post called President Donald Trump "an invincible hero, who not only survived every dirty trick the Democrats threw at him, but the Chinese virus as well". Then it published front-page articles trying to link the contents of a laptop said to belong to Hunter Biden to his father, Joe Biden.
On Thursday, in a sudden about-face, Rupert Murdoch's tabloid published two articles with a wildly different tone. One accused the President of making an "unfounded claim that political foes were trying to steal the election". The headline on the other described Donald Trump Jr as the "panic-stricken" author of a "clueless tweet".
What happened? In short, the President appears to be going down and the Post is not about to go with him.
With Donald Trump headed toward a likely defeat, top editors at the tabloid told some staff members this week to be tougher in their coverage of him, said two Post employees who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/col-pot-retires-from-new-york-post-as-trump-backing-proves-no-gotcha-20201107-p56cdo.html
Faux pas
(14,672 posts)'em. Too late to leave the dark side. We've got their number.
My Pet Orangutan
(9,244 posts)I wish him a speedy journey off this mortal coil.
Faux pas
(14,672 posts)LizBeth
(9,952 posts)call the election, so we call it what it is. We ar4e all being forced to lie to protect Trump and his supporters.
blogslut
(38,000 posts)Rupert owns the stage. He decides the stories it tells. He charges the cover and collects the money. He probably profits more by ginning up rage against the Democratic Party anyway.