Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Rupert Murdoch Often Wishes Donald Trump Dead, Michael Wolff Book Says

THE GUARDIAN: Media mogul has become ‘a frothing-at-the-mouth’ Trump critic, Fire and Fury author writes in new book, The Fall

Donald Trump speaks to Rupert Murdoch at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeen, in June 2016. Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters

Rupert Murdoch loathes Donald Trump so much that the billionaire has not just soured on him as a presidential candidate but often wishes for his death, the author Michael Wolff writes in his eagerly awaited new book on the media mogul, The Fall: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty.

According to Wolff, Murdoch, 92, has become “a frothing-at-the-mouth” enemy of the 77-year-old former US president, often voicing thoughts including “This would all be solved if … ” and “How could he still be alive, how could he?” » | Martin Pengelly in Washington | Wednesday, September 20, 2023