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Tucker Carlson Claims Murdochs Urged Him to Run Against Trump in 2024

 

Tucker Carlson has revealed that the Murdoch family encouraged him to run for president in the 2024 election — after Donald Trump had already entered the race and following Carlson’s own departure from Fox News.

 

Speaking on his podcast Tuesday, Carlson recounted a surprising proposal he said came from Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch and Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott in the spring of 2023. This was just one month after he was fired from his prime-time hosting role at Fox News. “I got fired in April of 2023. In May of 2023, they asked me to run for president against Trump and said they would back me,” Carlson said.

 

He insisted he immediately rejected the idea, saying he had no interest in holding political office. “Obviously, I’m not going to be running for any office. You know, I would never get elected to any—plus I like Trump!” Carlson said, laughing. “The funny thing is, I actually genuinely, I get frustrated. I’m frustrated now—but I like Trump.”

 

According to Carlson, Lachlan Murdoch told him directly that the Murdoch media empire would be behind him if he decided to run. “Lachlan Murdoch said, ‘You should run for [president], we’ll back you, the whole thing.’” Carlson added, “And not just Fox, but, you know, Wall Street Journal…”

 

The Murdoch family, via their company News Corp, also controls several other right-leaning media outlets, including The New York Post. Carlson alleged that their motivation stemmed from a deep dislike for Donald Trump. “The Murdochs really hate Trump. Like, there’s no one who hates Trump more than the Murdochs,” Carlson said.

 

The long-standing tension between Trump and the Murdoch media empire has been well documented. When Trump declared his 2024 candidacy in November 2022, The New York Post covered the announcement with a mocking headline placed at the bottom of its front page: “Florida Man Makes Announcement.” The move reportedly enraged Trump.

 

According to a book by Axios journalist Alex Isenstadt on Trump’s reelection campaign, the former president responded by calling Rupert Murdoch — who at the time was still executive chairman of News Corp — a “piece of s---.”

 

Since Trump’s time in office, editorial voices at both The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post have frequently taken aim at his policies. Their criticisms have included Trump’s imposition of tariffs and his repeated attacks on elite institutions like Harvard.

 

As recently as last week, both outlets published disapproving commentary about Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial decision to dismiss the entire CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

 

The strain between Trump and the Murdoch empire was again on display during a press conference held in the Oval Office, when Trump — with Rupert Murdoch in attendance — openly criticized one of the family's flagship outlets. “The Journal is always wrong,” Trump remarked.

 

Despite the apparent enthusiasm from the Murdochs to pit him against Trump, Carlson seems resolute in his decision to remain outside the political arena. For now, at least, he appears content to stay in the media world — even as it continues to swirl with intrigue and rivalry behind the scenes.

 

image.png  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Daily Beast  2025-06-26

 

 

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1 hour ago, FlorC said:

Tucker Carlson would have been a better president.

I doubt that given that DJT has now demonstrated a command of the English language which dates back to the 15th century and, in the process, probably earned himself a few million more votes when he runs for a third term.

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