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Eugene

(66,732 posts)
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 06:09 AM Yesterday

Murdoch Paper Sends Major Warning to Trump After MAGA Ally's 'Rough Treatment'

Source: The Daily Beast

Murdoch Paper Sends Major Warning to Trump After MAGA Ally’s ‘Rough Treatment’

Tom Latchem
Mon, December 22, 2025 at 9:08 AM EST
3 min read

Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal is warning President Donald Trump that his habit of backstabbing loyalists could backfire on his own movement.

The influential paper sounded the alarm after New York Rep. Elise Stefanik—one of Trump’s most devoted supporters—suddenly dropped her bid for New York governor after the president declined to endorse her despite having encouraged her to run.

In a critical column headlined “Elise Stefanik Gets the Trump Treatment,” the Journal’s editorial board warned that even Trump’s biggest supporters run the risk of being discarded.

The column walks through how the 41-year-old “ultra-MAGA” New Yorker had been told by the president to run for governor, only to watch him stand aside when 70-year-old Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman jumped into the race. The saga has led to Stefanik dropping not only her gubernatorial bid but also giving up her seat in Congress.

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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/murdoch-paper-sends-major-warning-140844251.html

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Murdoch Paper Sends Major Warning to Trump After MAGA Ally's 'Rough Treatment' (Original Post) Eugene Yesterday OP
No tears for that utter POS MAGAt Elise Stefanik. She deserves all sorts of misfortune. All MAGAts do. Celerity Yesterday #1
Bwaaaaah hahahaha😀😀 malaise Yesterday #2
Excellent analysis, malaise. :-) TheRickles Yesterday #3
Trump only cares about Trump, period. CaptainTruth Yesterday #4
She's seen as dei by their definitions Fullduplexxx 23 hrs ago #5
Soon as a white man steps into the race, hell with the woman. KS Toronado 23 hrs ago #6
Blakeman will lose Renew Deal 23 hrs ago #7
Face, meet leopard. nt Susan Calvin 23 hrs ago #8
Gee bronxiteforever 23 hrs ago #9
Where do MAGAts go when they're rejected by both sides? Dr. T 22 hrs ago #10
I hate everyone in this story including the evil publisher -- all shitty people LymphocyteLover 22 hrs ago #11
I looked up lymphocyte. Who wouldn't love one? Dr. T 22 hrs ago #12
Yes, indeed!!! LymphocyteLover 22 hrs ago #13
I would expect a Dr. to know what druidity33 12 hrs ago #19
lol. Let the rats fight! travelingthrulife 22 hrs ago #14
"Proceed, governor." Wednesdays 21 hrs ago #15
One more crack in the wall. Martin68 19 hrs ago #16
Just like "There is no honor among thieves". Linda ladeewolf 14 hrs ago #17
When will they ever learn? Mz Pip 14 hrs ago #18

Celerity

(53,548 posts)
1. No tears for that utter POS MAGAt Elise Stefanik. She deserves all sorts of misfortune. All MAGAts do.
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 06:12 AM
Yesterday

Dr. T

(497 posts)
12. I looked up lymphocyte. Who wouldn't love one?
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 09:03 AM
22 hrs ago

I wish there were lymphocytes in the Repuglican party. It would wipe them out.

druidity33

(6,862 posts)
19. I would expect a Dr. to know what
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 06:36 PM
12 hrs ago

a lymphocyte is. Maybe you're more like "Dr John".



Linda ladeewolf

(1,088 posts)
17. Just like "There is no honor among thieves".
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 04:38 PM
14 hrs ago

There is also no true leadership in a group of narcissists. They all think they should be in charge. They hate women and these women are too dumb to realize when it’s all said and done, they are expendable. They will never be real leaders.

Mz Pip

(28,335 posts)
18. When will they ever learn?
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 04:59 PM
14 hrs ago

Trump doesn’t care how loyal you are. If someone better comes along, he’ll drop you. First he praises Mamdani, knowing full well Elise’s future depends on Mamdani screwing up. Then he dumps her for some rich business guy who has zero chance of beating Hochul.

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