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Eugene

(66,800 posts) Tue Dec 23, 2025, 06:09 AM Dec 23

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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 Dec 23 OP

No tears for that utter POS MAGAt Elise Stefanik. She deserves all sorts of misfortune. All MAGAts do. Celerity Dec 23 #1

Bwaaaaah hahahaha😀😀 malaise Dec 23 #2

Excellent analysis, malaise. :-) TheRickles Dec 23 #3

Trump only cares about Trump, period. CaptainTruth Dec 23 #4

She's seen as dei by their definitions Fullduplexxx Dec 23 #5

Soon as a white man steps into the race, hell with the woman. KS Toronado Dec 23 #6

Blakeman will lose Renew Deal Dec 23 #7

Face, meet leopard. nt Susan Calvin Dec 23 #8

Gee bronxiteforever Dec 23 #9

Where do MAGAts go when they're rejected by both sides? Dr. T Dec 23 #10

I hate everyone in this story including the evil publisher -- all shitty people LymphocyteLover Dec 23 #11

I looked up lymphocyte. Who wouldn't love one? Dr. T Dec 23 #12

Yes, indeed!!! LymphocyteLover Dec 23 #13

I would expect a Dr. to know what druidity33 Dec 23 #19

For sure. Don't read too much into the doctor moniker. Dr. T Dec 24 #20

lol. Let the rats fight! travelingthrulife Dec 23 #14

"Proceed, governor." Wednesdays Dec 23 #15

One more crack in the wall. Martin68 Dec 23 #16

Just like "There is no honor among thieves". Linda ladeewolf Dec 23 #17

When will they ever learn? Mz Pip Dec 23 #18

Celerity

(53,683 posts)

1. No tears for that utter POS MAGAt Elise Stefanik. She deserves all sorts of misfortune. All MAGAts do.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 06:12 AM

Dec 23

malaise

(292,798 posts)

2. Bwaaaaah hahahaha😀😀

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 06:17 AM

Dec 23

That is all 🎄

TheRickles

(3,170 posts)

3. Excellent analysis, malaise. :-)

Reply to malaise (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 07:17 AM

Dec 23

CaptainTruth

(8,048 posts)

4. Trump only cares about Trump, period.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 07:18 AM

Dec 23

Fullduplexxx

(8,604 posts)

5. She's seen as dei by their definitions

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 07:48 AM

Dec 23

KS Toronado

(23,060 posts)

6. Soon as a white man steps into the race, hell with the woman.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 08:06 AM

Dec 23

Renew Deal

(84,706 posts)

7. Blakeman will lose

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 08:07 AM

Dec 23

Stefanik would have done better

Susan Calvin

(2,403 posts)

8. Face, meet leopard. nt

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 08:08 AM

Dec 23

bronxiteforever

(11,091 posts)

9. Gee

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 08:11 AM

Dec 23

Dr. T

(511 posts)

10. Where do MAGAts go when they're rejected by both sides?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 08:41 AM

Dec 23

The Island of Misfit Toys?

LymphocyteLover

(9,364 posts)

11. I hate everyone in this story including the evil publisher -- all shitty people

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 08:45 AM

Dec 23

Dr. T

(511 posts)

12. I looked up lymphocyte. Who wouldn't love one?

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Reply #11)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 09:03 AM

Dec 23

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

LymphocyteLover

(9,364 posts)

13. Yes, indeed!!!

Reply to Dr. T (Reply #12)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 09:05 AM

Dec 23

druidity33

(6,869 posts)

19. I would expect a Dr. to know what

Reply to Dr. T (Reply #12)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 06:36 PM

Dec 23

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

Dr. T

(511 posts)

20. For sure. Don't read too much into the doctor moniker.

Reply to druidity33 (Reply #19)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 06:06 PM

Dec 24

Long, boring story behind it.

travelingthrulife

(4,463 posts)

14. lol. Let the rats fight!

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 09:12 AM

Dec 23

Wednesdays

(21,588 posts)

15. "Proceed, governor."

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 09:36 AM

Dec 23

Martin68

(27,061 posts)

16. One more crack in the wall.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 11:34 AM

Dec 23

Linda ladeewolf

(1,105 posts)

17. Just like "There is no honor among thieves".

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 04:38 PM

Dec 23

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

(28,351 posts)

18. When will they ever learn?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 04:59 PM

Dec 23

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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