Daily US Times: Multiple conservative media outlets in the US owned by Rupert Murdoch, have shifted their messaging in a seeming effort to warn viewers and readers that President Trump may well have lost the presidential election.
It appears to be closely coordinated and includes an appeal to Trump to preserve his “legacy” by showing grace in defeat. Media outlets like the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and Fox News carried out the message. All of these outlets avidly consumed by Trump himself, especially Fox.
Popular Fox News host Laura Ingraham made a rare and astounding statement that seemed directed at President Trump personally, advising him to accept defeat “if and when that does happen” with “grace and composure” and appealing to his sense of his own legacy.
“If and when it’s time to accept an unfavourable outcome in this election, and we hope it never comes, Ingraham said in part, adding “but if and when that does happen, president Trump needs to do it with the same grace and composure he demonstrated at that town hall with Savannah Guthrie. So many people remarked about his tone and presence. Exactly what he needs.
“Now losing, especially when you believe the process wasn’t fair, it’s a gut punch. And I’m not conceding anything tonight, by the way. But losing, if that’s what happens – it’s awful. But President Trump’s legacy will only become more significant if he focuses on moving the country forward.”
An opinion piece was published by the Wall Street Journal with almost the exact same message. The title of that piece is “The Presidential Endgame” and subtitled “Trump has the right to fight in court, but he needs evidence to prove voter fraud”.
The peice warns: “Mr Trump’s legacy will be diminished greatly if his final act is a bitter refusal to accept a legitimate defeat.”
The New York Post – which before the election was the launch vehicle for desperate and wild attacks on Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden – has produced a front page that all but proclaims a Biden victory.
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