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Murdoch told Kushner on election night that Arizona result was ‘not even close’

Jared Kushner and Rupert Murdoch, pictured in 2014.
Jared Kushner and Rupert Murdoch, pictured in 2014. Photograph: Patrick McMullan/Getty Images

When Fox News called Arizona for Joe Biden on election night 2020, infuriating Donald Trump and fueling Republican election subversion attempts which continue to this day, Rupert Murdoch told Jared Kushner “the numbers are ironclad – it’s not even close”.

Details of the Fox News owner’s conversation with Trump’s son-in-law and chief adviser about the call which most observers say confirmed Trump’s defeat are contained in Kushner’s memoir, Breaking History, which is due out next month.

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