President Donald Trump suggested Friday that the Wall Street Journal should replace its editor with the New York Post’s following a string of critical articles regarding his tariff plans.
On Wednesday, a story published by the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board had a headline reading, “Trump’s Worst Idea Since Tariffs.” The article was about Trump’s plan to expand drug price controls.
“I highly recommend Keith Poole, who is the very successful Editor-in-Chief of the New York Post, to take over the entire operation of the highly inaccurate, “China Centric,” Wall Street Journal,” Trump posted on TruthSocial. “It’s an easy move for Rupert, and he’ll love the results. Such a change would be a GREAT DAY for America, but not a Great Day for China!”
Rupert Murdoch, the founder of Fox News, owns the New York Post. The Wall Street Journal is owned by Dow Jones, a subsidiary of News Corp, which is also controlled by the Murdoch family.
Trump has been highly critical of the Wall Street Journal, which is currently under the direction of Emma Tucker. This past weekend, he told a Wall Street Journal reporter aboard Air Force One that the outlet has “truly gone to hell.”
“Boy, you people treat us so badly,” Trump said. “Wall Street Journal has truly gone to hell. Rotten newspaper!”
XI JINPING VISITS MOSCOW AHEAD OF BESSENT’S TRADE TALKS WITH CHINA
The New York Post has published stories with exclusive details from Trump administration officials on how the administration is seeking to secure a better trade deal with China. An exclusive story published on Thursday detailed how the government planned to slash China’s tariffs from 145% to 50% by next week.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will be meeting with Chinese officials in Switzerland on Saturday and Sunday to discuss the countries’ trade dealings.