(JTA) — Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has called on former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to become a candidate for president in 2016.
Murdoch tweeted the suggestion on Sunday night.
With Trump becoming very serious candidate, it’s time for next billionaire candidate, Mike Bloomberg to step into ring. Greatest mayor.
— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) August 24, 2015
Murdoch later seemed to qualify his support.
Agree much about Bloomberg, nannystate, etc, but still a great philanthropic executive who, with Guiliani, made NY the greatest.
— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) August 24, 2015
Murdoch said he was tweeting from the Great Barrier Reef, where he is “swimming and reading.”
Murdoch has had disagreements with Trump, including calling him “wrong” on immigration last month and praising his Fox News anchors for asking Trump tough questions during the first Republican primary debate, which was aired last month on his network.
Bloomberg, who is Jewish, served as mayor of New York City from 2001 to the end of 2013. Last year, he returned as CEO to Bloomberg L.P., the multibillion firm he co-founded.
