Media mogul Rupert Murdoch met Virginia's Republican governor Glenn Youngkin twice to personally encourage him to start a White House run.
The 92-year-old Australian tycoon met with the rising GOP player, who only took Virginia's top political office in 2021, at least twice this year, according to several sources who spoke to the Washington Post.
The revelation of the meetings comes after it was previously reported that Murdoch had privately told his close circle that he wanted to see Virginia's 74th governor throw his hat in the ring.
Youngkin, a former private-equity executive at the Carlyle group, has kept quiet about his ambitions for high office this year, and said in May that he was not planning on running 'this year.
Axios reported that if he does announce his 2024 presidential bid, he will only do so if the Republic party win in Virginia's Senate race in November.
The outlet also reported that Murdoch isn't the only moneyed man who is set to support Youngkin, claiming that two billionaires, Ronald Lauder and Thomas Peterffy, are among GOP donors who want to back his potential presidential bid.
While Murdoch's meetings with Youngkin took place earlier this year, and Youngkin still has not announced a 2024 presidential bid, their revelation comes as Murdoch's support for Florida's 46th governor Ron DeSantis' campaign slips.
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