Trump Asked Rupert Murdoch To Make Fox News Go Even Easier On Him: Report
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During an appearance on "Fox & Friends," Trump said he would ask Murdoch to stop putting on "negative commercials" about him.
Former President Donald Trump reportedly held a meeting with Rupert Murdoch, the former chairman of Fox Corp. and News Corp., to demand the conservative network be even nicer to Trump.
During an appearance on “Fox & Friends” Friday, Trump whined that he would be having a meeting with Murdoch to stop “negative commercials” about him.
“I’m going to see Rupert Murdoch,” Trump said at the end of an interview with the “Fox & Friends” hosts. “I’m going to tell him something very simple, because I can’t talk to anybody else. Don’t put on negative commercials for 21 days. Don’t put them and don’t put on — they’re horrible people. They come and lie.”
Following the appearance, Trump met with Murdoch, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Along with Trump’s frustration about negative ads on a network seen as an ally to him, Trump reportedly raised the issue of Democratic guests appearing on the network.
A spokesperson for Trump’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment.