Allies of former President Donald Trump are reportedly warning media mogul Rupert Murdoch after his outlets launched a coordinated attack on Vice President JD Vance following the Republican Party’s crushing midterm election losses.
Multiple high-level Trump supporters have taken note of sharp criticism from Murdoch-owned Fox News, the New York Post, and the Wall Street Journal targeting Vance and others who have spoken out against the war in Iran—a conflict many Republicans blame for last week’s devastating election results.
Murdoch Outlets Escalate Criticism After Vance Blames Iran War
The conservative media backlash against Vance intensified after the vice president publicly attributed Republican midterm defeats to the unpopular Iran conflict during a recent speech. Despite Vance’s comments aligning with broader public sentiment on the issue—as reinforced by Trump himself in a 60 Minutes interview—Murdoch’s media properties have continued their onslaught, leading Trump insiders to question the motive.
One senior Trump administration official singled out Fox News personalities like Mark Levin, Brian Kilmeade, and columnist Marc Thiessen for aggressively advocating military escalation in Iran while dismissing the political consequences. “How many different Fox News talking heads are responsible for talking the President into this mess in the first place?” the official told Breitbart News.
Murdoch Allegedly Plotting Against Trump and MAGA
According to a source familiar with the matter, Murdoch has been privately lobbying top Republican donors and operatives since the midterms, claiming Trump’s influence is waning and the MAGA movement is finished. “Rupert Murdoch plans to use the midterm elections to end President Trump’s political career, take down Vice President Vance, and wipe out the entire MAGA movement,” a Trump insider alleged.
This isn’t the first time Murdoch’s empire has clashed with Trump’s wing of the Republican Party. During the 2016 and 2024 primaries, his outlets attempted—and failed—to block Trump’s rise by promoting alternatives like Ron DeSantis, whom Trump supporters derisively nicknamed “Meatball.” Murdoch’s media also opposed Vance’s selection as Trump’s 2024 running mate before eventually reconciling after Trump’s victory.
Long History of Media Interference
A Trump campaign veteran from 2024 dismissed Murdoch’s latest moves as part of a predictable pattern. “Every time a Republican primary begins, you can count on Rupert Murdoch to put his finger on the scale for the worst candidate imaginable,” the operative told Breitbart. “He did the same thing when he tried to anoint Meatball in 2024 and box President Trump out from returning to the White House. This is that exact same show all over again.”
The current tensions suggest Murdoch’s attempt to maintain influence over GOP leadership may backfire as Trump loyalists push back against what they view as a globalist agenda undermining nationalist priorities on trade, immigration, and foreign policy.
Source: www.breitbart.com — https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/11/10/exclusive-trump-world-puts-rupert-murdoch-on-notice-after-his-empires-globalist-attacks-on-jd-vance/