News Corp boss says Republicans lost midterms by ignoring Hispanic America

The Sydney Morning Herald · Michael Koziol · 2026-11-06 06:59 UTC

Australian-born Robert Thomson’s analysis differs from narratives offered by prominent Republicans, such as Vice President JD Vance, who blamed the war in Iran.

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New York: News Corporation chief executive Robert Thomson has blamed the Trump administration’s excesses on immigration policy for the Republicans’ midterm election defeat, warning that to ignore Hispanic Americans is to ignore the country’s modern make-up.

Thomson made the comments as he was being honoured with a lifetime achievement award by the American Australian Association (AAA) in New York on Thursday night (US time), two days after the electoral wipeout that catapulted the Democrats into control of the US Congress.

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