Murdoch Paper Sends Major Warning to Trump After MAGA Ally's 'Rough Treatment' [View all]
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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