Rupert Murdoch, the 93-year-old media mogul, met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Monday, February 5, 2025, as Trump signed executive orders. Trump praised Murdoch and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison as 'the most powerful people in the world'.
Rupert Murdoch listens as Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3, 2025.— two out of three among the Trump-friendly establishment news outlets — made his way to the Oval Office on Monday.
It’s a notable show of influence by a legacy media executive at a time when it seems like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and OpenAI’s Sam Altman have been pointedly showing off their access to the new administration.Joy Villa Returns to Grammys With Trump-Inspired Red Cap: "I Love to See Rapists, Human Traffickers Deported"
Murdoch, who formally stepped back as the chairman of Fox Corp. and News Corp. in 2023 but who still wields outsized influence, watched as Trump signed a series of executive orders and parried with press about the particulars — also was present in the Oval Office on Monday for the executive order signing on the sovereign wealth fund, seated next to Murdoch.
Trump, in an aside to reporters, was favorable with his flattery today, calling Ellison and Murdoch, “the most powerful people in the world” and “legends in business.”The Best Valentine’s Day Gifts for Men That Aren’t Power Tools or Boring Neckties, from a David Beckham-Approved Speaker to NFL Slippers. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services.
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