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A newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch delivered a sharp warning to President Donald Trump after a high-profile Republican loss.

In a new editorial, The Wall Street Journal warned Trump that a hardline immigration strategy promoted by top aide Stephen Miller is fueling voter backlash.

It comes after a Trump-endorsed candidate for the Texas state senate lost to a Democrat over the weekend.

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[–] halfapage@lemmy.world 1 points 6 minutes ago

he even does the dr evil lip how is this not satire

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 43 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

“How does a Republican lose by 14 points in a safe conservative Texas state Senate seat that President Trump carried by 17 points in 2024? Answer: When there’s a voter backlash against the Trump Administration, notably its mass deportation debacles,” the Journal wrote, describing the special election in Tarrant County.

It could also be the raping of children...

[–] HeadfullofSoup@kbin.earth 16 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Doubt it seem like most maga are pro rape

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 11 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

What bends eventually snaps...

One of these days it'll be like GW Bush and everyone is going to claim they never supported him and didn't really understand why the rest of the party did.

And it's going to happen in an instant.

[–] braxy29@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

... except W didn't support him?

[–] ebolapie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

They mean it's hard to find anyone who will cop to voting for W. Everyone in the United States thinks the Iraq War was a bad idea, and nobody supported it at the time if you take their word for it.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 12 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Fuck Murdoch. He's a bigger force of evil in the world than any of them.

[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 hours ago

Evil emeritus is counseling his children on their plan.

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 20 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Newspapers can’t warn Trump cause he can’t read.

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 21 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)
[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Trunk backfires multiple times daily often with near-catastrophic olfactory incidents

[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

He did tell us he wanted to turn the USA back into a big ol'factory

[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 2 hours ago

Methane’R’Him!!!

[–] MantisToboggon@lemmy.world 22 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

He looks like a failed dr evil clone.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 11 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

He looks (and acts) like a grown up Caillou

[–] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 hours ago

Fuck, that's grim.

And far too accurate both in looks and temperment.

[–] Hayduke@lemmy.world 9 points 5 hours ago

He always looks like he is handing over his lunch money. No wonder he is such a twat now.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world -2 points 3 hours ago
[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 0 points 4 hours ago

It’s not the Severus Snape we wanted, but it is the one we all…ah hell I can’t go through with it. This guy is Bellatrix incarnate.