Ron “Don’t Say Gay” DeSantis’ campaign is sinking so fast that a major ally is now about to jump ship
in his home state, the gay-hating governor might be on the precipice of losing the Republican party’s biggest kingmakers: the Murdoch family.
Rupert Murdoch and his family own Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, among other right-leaning outlets.The New York Times published a story Wednesday that examines Fox News’ increasingly tough coverage of DeSantis, who used to be a network favorite.
In two recent Fox interviews, he was grilled about his declining support, and the growing gap between him and Donald Trump.Maria Bartiromo, an ardent Trump backer, asked DeSantis “what’s going on” with his campaign.
After forcing out a laugh, the flailing candidate blamed his woes on the media.“Maria, these are narratives,” he said. “The media does not want me to be the nominee.”In another interview, Will Cain, who voted against Trump in the 2016 election and remains skeptical of the disgraced ex-president, pressed DeSantis on why he was so far behind in polls. “There are those that say there’s something about you that’s not connecting, for whatever reason, not connecting with the voter,” said Cain.Looking shellshocked, DeSantis pushed back with some word salad about his fundraising numbers.Wow Fox News (the DeSantis News Network) might be turning on desantis!Will Cain asked Rod why he isn’t connecting well with the voters.
