Trump plans to wreck Fox News with own network

[Quixote1818]

President Trump has told friends he wants to start a digital media company to clobber Fox News and undermine the conservative-friendly network, sources tell Axios.

The state of play: Some Trump advisers think Fox News made a mistake with an early call (seconded by AP) of President-elect Biden's win in Arizona. That enraged Trump, and gave him something tangible to use in his attacks on the network.

"He plans to wreck Fox. No doubt about it," said a source with detailed knowledge of Trump's intentions

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[rso]

1. Trump

Sounds great, two centers of lies and deception fighting each other. Looking forward to it.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. Rupert Murdoch is richer than Trump is.

He has the means to fight Trump.

This could be fun to watch, but then, Trump will be busy fighting Legal challenges.

[TheBlackAdder]

26. Oh, boy! This is GREAT!

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Yeah, Murdoch's got the money, but Trump's got the cult.

If Trump poaches Hannity and Carlson, that will definitely amp things up a bit.

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[PatSeg]

32. I'm thinking the same thing

Rupert Murdoch is far more powerful than Trump could ever dream of being. I think he's taking on a fight he can never win, but it is something to look forward to. As hard as it is to believe, I think Trump is getting dumber every day.

[RealityBasedNewYorkr]

3. Almost like watching

...two sewer rats fight. Kinda fun, happy to stay far away and guaranteed a positive outcome

[Phoenix61]

22. +1 nt

[ProudMNDemocrat]

4. Rupert Murdoch is richer than Trump is.

He has the means to fight Trump.

This could be fun to watch, but then, Trump will be busy fighting Legal challenges.

[turbinetree]

5. There is already a state propaganda show up and running its called "Rossiya 1", "Rossiya K"

and besides his fat ass is going to be under criminal indictment unless he flees to putinville

January 20,2021 cannot get here fast enough...............

[Norbert]

6. From the guy that brought us trump University and trump Steaks

I'm good with it. Maybe he will take Faux down a rung before his next bankruptcy come to pass.

[Bad Thoughts]

13. From the guy who brought us hydroxychloroquine and bleach. eom.

[Spazito]

7. This could be very amusing...

given everything trump touches dies. This is going to be trump university in spades, imo.

[Quixote1818]

39. Yep

[blitzen]

8. Since when has anything Trump has done not wrecked itself? n/t

[Chainfire]

9. Under the "What have you done for me lately" theory

How is Trump going to have time to do that while running the country for the next four years??????? Don't tell me he is making contingency plans.

I am a bit unsure that Trump could raise funds to start up a Sunday School Picnic while financing his criminal defense.

[JCMach1]

10. Didn't Palin try something similar... this won't go well

[NCDem47]

11. One would think other media outlets will loathe to cover "news" coming from this propaganda

Who will cover anything he has to say over there?

A subscription channel no less!

Although, Trump is like crack to some MSM. They just can't help it to regurgitate his nonsense.

[njhoneybadger]

12. Donny Deutsch on Morning Joe said tRump was in pre-Production right now.

[Retrograde]

35. Um, doesn't he still have a country to ruin?

Trump is still president for the next 69 days - how does he possibly find the time to start up a new venture?

[Botany]

14. Go for it Donny!

Although Fox News is loathsome they have real business people in their organization with
real business plans and Trump is just a hot mess of failed businesses. Funny, how Trump
is now after the organization that propped him up and put him into power. Rupert told him
Trump last summer that he was going to lose and Trump is still pissed.

[dreamland]

15. Another great idea! Would love to see either network crash burn.

Someone's going to learn his lesson, it's your guess who.

[underpants]

16. They are all making the NASCAR mistake. Heard about it much?

Newsmax, OAN, a new website I heard about yesterday called UncoverDC, Parler, MeWe

NASCAR used to be on antenna TV and was a regular on Sports Center. I guess it was when Fox bought races and have their own sports network - ESPN got frozen out. ESPN reports were only from outside the track. Less mention on Sportscenter. Then NASCAR signed with NBCSports and their network system and it completely disappeared from ESPN and therefore from most of the sports world. Sorry we’re creatures of habit. Only the smallish hard core fans followed them even on the first step to Fox.

Rightwing media is going to splinter itself and market share into almost nothing. Fox will survive but not near what it was. Eventually their news will become like the tail end of a reality show in which people play to character and everyone tries to out outrage each other for attention. It will be almost indistinguishable for the non-watcher to reality.

[Hortensis]

21. Some good thoughts and info. But we have to add in that

half of all Americans are conservative. I really don't think they'll go back to the bad old days of news that's not oriented to their worldview. Fox is very watchable and good at what it does, so I suspect it would weather the hit and eventually retain the preeminent position in its market.

Of course there would be changes with Trump TV, as you discuss. Fox reports what its viewers want to hear. If viewership changes, product changes. Guessing OAN would disappear or serve a market too crazy even for Trump TV. Maybe Murdoch would buy access to their spongy brains.

[underpants]

23. Agreed. I think Fox becomes like the evening news.

The network nightly news shows still draw good numbers. Those of us who follow the news all day may find that strange but again creatures of habit. Fox may just become the right wing standard.

The danger here for them is that their consumer becomes an oddity in normal situations. The water cooler version of the guy yelling on the street. As I’ve used as an example before - the first 10 minutes of Hannity’s radio show takes a couple of days to understand not only the references and inside jokes but what in the world he’s talking about.

[Hortensis]

24. I can definitely see Fox becoming seen as "mainstream" RW against

the whackjobbery of Trump and the others. I don't think it'll ever lose its political commentary/propaganda orientation, though. If Trump draws off enough of its nuts, it's "news" could become more honest, the way it does briefly after some mislead viewers get so disgusted at being blindsided by reality that they drop away. More like their business news perhaps.

I'm not sure I've ever listened to Hannity's radio show. Now you have me wanting to, for as long as I could stomach.

[underpants]

34. Just the first 10 minutes

Of Hannity’s show. That will be enough. By the third day some of it will repeat and register with you.

[Hortensis]

36. Reassuring, thanks. 95.5 WSB 3-3:10 p.m. He should be

very busy pushing sedition these days.

[marmar]

17. Right wing dogs turning on each other.

[smirkymonkey]

18. He doesn't have a chance in hell.

With what money? He is almost one billion dollars in debt, which will be called on the minute he leaves office. Also, nobody will ever lend him money ever again. He's a bad investment. He's a one-trick pony. Who is going to want to listen to his rants over and over again, especially as he gets more demented. Even his own base was getting bored with him.

I'm sorry, but I really don't think this will be going anywhere. He will not wreck Fox or any other major network. He's a fucking joke and everyone knows it. Once he is out of power, his star will collapse so fast, it will make his head spin.

[Silent3]

19. Imagine a network filled with grifters

Trump's businesses have gone bankrupt one after another as is. Imagine taking that stunning acumen, and adding even more grifters than usual, all out for themselves, none of them thinking about the good of the business, simply skimming off the top for themselves for as long as the can.

It would be run into the ground, and many millions in debt, in no time.

[Initech]

20. Oh good, another channel I won't watch!

[Wounded Bear]

27. Add to the dozens and scores of channels I ignore...

[greenjar_01]

25. Trump Takes set to be as successful as Trump Steaks

Murdoch's gonna crush his balls and feed them to a tasselled wobbegong.

[Buns_of_Fire]

28. It will benefit from Rump's uncanny business acumen.

In other words, prepare for bankruptcy #7!

[StarfishSaver]

29. As troubling as that is, there is some sweet irony in it, as well

[KY_EnviroGuy]

30. Not a chance in hell unless he partners up with NewsMax.....

who seems to have similar ambitions and they're already huge.

I read here that the NewsMax owner Ruddy and tRump are best buds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsmax

and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Ruddy

On the other hand, tRump might start another cable show/tell/sell channel like QVC with his kids and sell wingnut junk like survival gear, Confederate flags and dietary supplements.


KY.........

[Aristus]

31. A right-wing noise network.

Something else for Trump to declare bankruptcy in...

[bif]

33. And just where is the money going to come from? You're broke Donnie!

[Quixote1818]

37. No one will loan to him. Nt

[irisblue]

38. "Let Them Fight" Meme goes here

But the Murdochs' got lots more money then apricothellbeast.