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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Fuck him." Rupert Murdoch Made Decision to Call Arizona
Michael Wolff claims in his new book, Landslide, that Rupert Murdoch made the final decision for Fox News to call Arizona for Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential election, a move that infuriated Donald Trump, Insider reports.
When Lachlan Murdoch, the CEO of Fox Corporation, called his father on whether to make the early call, his father, with signature grunt, assented, and added, Fuck him.
Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency
https://www.businessinsider.com/rupert-murdoch-personally-decided-fox-news-declare-arizona-biden-book-2021-7?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sf-bi-main&utm_source=facebook.com
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"Fuck him." Rupert Murdoch Made Decision to Call Arizona (Original Post)
kpete
Jul 2021
OP
Sogo
(7,046 posts)1. It's ambiguous: Who's "him," Trump or Biden?
panader0
(25,816 posts)2. Fox called Az for Biden. He meant fuck trump.
underpants
(195,571 posts)4. Doesn't look like I'll need to read Wolff or Benders books
Everyday another part comes out from each one.
Cha
(317,721 posts)6. I guess murdoch didn't want
another 4 yrs of the TP.
