There was a revelation at the New York Post and Wall Street Journal. They cited the proceedings of the Jan. 6 Committee to conclude that Donald Trump had failed to honor his oath of office.

Murdoch has defended Trump for the past six years and suddenly turned on him. When Charlotte Manning asked Mike Hammer if he loved her, he said it was easy.

It shouldn't have been Murdoch's break up. Murdoch doesn't have many friends. He doesn't have any feelings. He doesn't have a single principle. Never has. He has always supported politicians. Now entering the final days of his political career, Trump is expendable, making the Post and Journal's discoveries in the same moment of Trump's crimes against the Constitution a convenient cover story. Murdoch has always been a political opportunist and would dump his political partners when a better looking one came along. Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to be Murdoch's next love interest.

The Journal editorial page and the New York Post ignored the president's high crimes and misdemeanors in exchange for Murdoch's access to the White House. Trump wasn't the first choice for president. Murdoch used the site to ask when Donald Trump would stop embarrassing his friends. Trump boycotted the primary debate after Fox refused to kiss his ring. Murdoch opposed Trump's policies on immigrants, Muslims and trade. Murdoch's media empire became Trumpy after Trump was nominated.

Murdoch is dissolving his fourth marriage to Jerry Hall in order to end partnerships that don't benefit him. He switched his editorial support back and forth between the Conservatives and Labour in the United Kingdom. Political puppetry is performed in Australia by him.

The Murdoch-Trump union has been unstable for a long time. The New York Post called Trump a prisoner of his own ego and told him to concede the election. The editorial encouraged the reader to look forward. The field is worth a lot. You have the governor of Florida, the Secretary of State, the UN ambassador, and many more. The candidates who embrace conservative policies don't have to worry about the Don. Piers Morgan wrote a New York Post column ten days after Murdoch's retainer wrote one. In the last few weeks, Fox News has been slightly against the Trump line, with news anchor Bret Baier acknowledging that the hearings made Trump look horrible and that Trump's lack of action was very telling. Fox has been complaining about Trump. Trump posted on Truth Social that the show has been bad. In a three-minute video posted on Fox News.com, Trump voters vow to back a different horse in the next election.

The Murdochs have never sacrificed anything for this country and their entire media empire has turned on Trump.

The man wasn't exaggerating for the first time. Murdoch kissed Trump goodbye at his company's annual shareholder meeting, which was excerpted by the Wall Street Journal. Murdoch said that the current American political debate is profound. If President Trump focuses on the past, conservatives won't play an active role in the debate. The country is in a contest to define the future.

The Murdoch-Trump divorce is in the news, but it isn't a big deal. There have been disagreements between the two masters of demagoguery. According to Wolff's book, Murdoch called Trump a "phony" and an "idiot". Murdoch and Trump both used the same insult. Murdoch usually places his bet on the leading pony if Trump runs for president, so there will be plenty of time for him to do that if Trump runs. Murdoch and Trump will reconcile if they decide it's in their interests to reconcile.

How could that be possible? It wouldn't be difficult.

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