Court ruling sends jolt through the core of U.S. conservatives, Fox News 'Trump staffing agency'

Trumpland with Alex Wagner

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News, Society & Culture

4.5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

A move by Rupert Murdoch to secure the conservative editorial leadership of his media empire, including Fox News, the New York Post, and the Wall Street Journal in the U.S., in the hands of his son Lachlan, was dealt a blow by a judge who accused the Murdochs of acting in bad faith. Angelo Carusone, president and CEO of Media Matters discusses with Alex Wagner the significance of the ruling to the future of conservatism and MAGAism in the U.S.

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0:00.0	Tonight, we start with a huge development in the world of cable news.
0:06.7	May I announce Matt Gates and the Matt Gates Show coming next month to OAN?
0:12.3	That is correct. Matt Gates is becoming a host on the One America News Network.
0:18.8	But that is not the big news. In fact, that may actually be the very small news.
0:22.6	At One America News, Matt Gates will join the likes of these people. Now, okay, you may not recognize any of them because despite networks like OAN trying their hardest over the years. The reality is that Fox News is still the
0:39.7	conservative network in the United States. And it is Fox that we have big news about tonight.
0:46.6	Now that Donald Trump is headed back to the White House, if you want to shape American politics,
0:51.7	Fox is the place to be. Right now, at least 12 of Trump's cabinet picks have either been Fox News hosts or Fox News contributors.
1:00.0	And this use of Fox as effectively a staffing agency extends far beyond just Fox hosts and paid contributors.
1:08.0	Lots of Trump administration picks are just Fox News regulars,
1:12.2	guests who appear on the channel hundreds of times a year. Some, like Chris Wright,
1:17.7	Trump's pick for Energy Secretary, have no government experience at all and only caught
1:22.7	Trump's attention because of his appearances on Fox News. There is no institution as critical to the Trump presidency
1:30.8	or to the American right as Fox News.
1:34.6	And in the last 24 hours, we got news
1:37.0	that the network's conservative mission
1:39.7	could be facing an existential threat coming from the very top.
1:45.5	But let me back up.
1:48.0	Are you familiar with the show succession?
1:51.1	You should be. I hope you are.
1:52.9	It is a fictional depiction of the Murdoch family,
1:55.4	the family that owns Fox News and the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal.
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