The Murdoch media empire spent months hyping Ron DeSantis as the man who could beat Trump. But after a bumbling start, the mogul is souring on him.
The last thing DeSantis needs right now is more bad news. But he got it anyway, in the form of two stories about how Murdoch has soured on him.on Wednesday that the mogul “has been voicing his doubts and frustrations, in private discussions and calls, at times wondering if a DeSantis ‘comeback’ is possible at this point.”
“[Rupert’s] understandable worry is that we may end up being stuck with Trump anyway,” a senior Fox source told. “And DeSantis is underperforming. Anybody can see that … [and the Murdochs,] they’re seeing it, too.”that the patriarch, as well as his sons Rupert and Lachlan, are displeased with the governor’s campaign tactics and general loser-y stench:
According to two of the sources, Murdoch has privately winced at DeSantis’ nonstop cultural-grievance strategy, arguing that it is being executed sloppily.
“They are transactional and can smell a loser a mile away,” one Fox insider bluntly assesses, referring to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, and top Fox News executives.
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