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Is Rupert Murdoch's media empire turning on the former president of the United States? This article examines the relationship between Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump and his business strategy. Of course, if you're in the U.S., you should know that the media mogul has always been suspicious of the president. Still, this latest development is a sign that the Trump campaign may be a more significant threat to Murdoch's business model than many of us had previously thought.

Rupert Murdoch's media empire has "turned on" former president Donald Trump.

In recent weeks, Rupert Murdoch's media empire turned on former president Donald Trump. The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post harshly criticized the former president. Meanwhile, a House Select Committee report released damning evidence against Trump. But the media mogul and his son Lachlan have been deferring to their editors. Despite their disgruntled former employees, Murdoch has repositioned his media empire.

Fox News's host Bret Baier has consistently cited the WSJ and N.Y. Post while ignoring reports that Mr. Trump fabricated documents and lied to voters. Nevertheless, Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson, and Sean Hannity dismiss those reports as fabricated and baseless. Ultimately, Fox News is unlikely to condemn Donald Trump. Instead, the media mogul rebukes the claims of former Trump supporters who could not prove their innocence.

Rupert Murdoch's relationship with Donald Trump

The media mogul Rupert Murdoch has a complicated relationship with Donald Trump. While Donald Trump was undoubtedly the Republican nominee, his relationship with Rupert Murdoch was tumultuous. Murdoch was reportedly not excited by the candidate's first presidential run but later backed him. A recent editorial in News Corp.'s New York Post called on Donald Trump to accept defeat in the election. In another case, Donald Trump's first foreign newspaper interview was with Rupert Murdoch. Rupert Murdoch was reportedly present.

Although the two men have many common interests, the two men disagree on a variety of issues. Murdoch, for example, has publicly adopted a stance on immigration that differs from Trump's. While he initially endorsed the president, he later said his relationship with Trump was no longer productive. 

Rupert Murdoch's business strategy

As Rupert Murdoch's media empire grows, the company is ditching former president Donald Trump. The Australian-based media mogul owns the New York Post and the Sunday Times and has condemned the president for failing to act on his campaign promises. He says that the only thing that Trump wanted to do on January 6 was to pressure Vice President Mike Pence.

Rupert Murdoch's success as a media mogul stems from his investment in television. He created Fox Broadcasting Company and grew Sky News in the U.K. in his search to be the main political force in the world. His formula was winning: he dumped former president Donal Trump and turned his network into a major political player. Fox News was founded in 1996, and its first twenty-year CEO was Roger Ailes. Both men shared a dislike of mainstream journalism and combative competitiveness. However, Murdoch provided the energy and capital, and Ailes brought deep expertise in television.