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My Pet Orangutan

(9,241 posts)
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 12:52 AM Nov 2020

NY Post Editors: Go tougher on Trump.

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

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NY Post Editors: Go tougher on Trump. (Original Post) My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 OP
EFF Faux pas Nov 2020 #1
Murdoch plays one game: fishing for favors. My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #2
... Faux pas Nov 2020 #6
Trump is NOT heading for defeat. Trump has been defeated!!! And this is one reason it is important LizBeth Nov 2020 #3
Rupert will not lose anything after Mr. Tinyhands leaves the stage. blogslut Nov 2020 #4
NY Post: We've always been at war with Eastasia. FuzzyRabbit Nov 2020 #5
In an Orwellian nutshell. Beakybird Nov 2020 #7

LizBeth

(9,952 posts)
3. Trump is NOT heading for defeat. Trump has been defeated!!! And this is one reason it is important
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 01:02 AM
Nov 2020

call the election, so we call it what it is. We ar4e all being forced to lie to protect Trump and his supporters.

blogslut

(37,999 posts)
4. Rupert will not lose anything after Mr. Tinyhands leaves the stage.
Sat Nov 7, 2020, 01:06 AM
Nov 2020

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.

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