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A look at President Trump's lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch

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By David Folkenflik,

Steve Inskeep

Published July 22, 2025 at 5:24 AM EDT

In a clash of conservative titans, President Trump sued Rupert Murdoch after the '"Wall Street Journal" published a story about a bawdy birthday card Trump made for the late Jeffrey Epstein.

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David Folkenflik

David Folkenflik was described by Geraldo Rivera of Fox News as "a really weak-kneed, backstabbing, sweaty-palmed reporter." Others have been kinder. The Columbia Journalism Review, for example, once gave him a "laurel" for reporting that immediately led the U.S. military to institute safety measures for journalists in Baghdad.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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