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father sees this thing. and they could either turn their back on the business and essentially wave the white flag, or they can try to double down and prove themselves to their father. and they choose the latter. >> its october 2001, and roger ailes is at an annual dinner attended by all the new york politicians, the al smith dinner. >> i trust you all enjoyed your meal. >> this is one of the big events in new york city politics. >> i certainly enjoyed my meal. >> roger ailes has been t...

its the first moment where james and elizabeth are given a little window into how their father sees this thing. and they could either just turn their back on the business and essentially wave the white flag. or they can try to double down and prove themselves to their father. and they choose the latter. >> its october 2001, and roger ailes is at an annual dinner attended by all the new york politicians. the al smith dinner. >> i trust you all enjoyed your meal. >> this is one of the bi...

attendance at such a short notice. >> rupert murdoch is announcing a 24-hour cable news network. >> fox news channel, fair and balanced. >> it reflected murdoch and roger ailes political views. and it becomes clear that fox news is roger ailes. >> rupert said among the three children, it was very likely that lachlan would be the first among equals. its the first moment where james and elizabeth are given a little window into how their father sees this thing. and they could either just ...

And then something happens that truly seals his fate. ailes wants to do a new talk show with geraldo rivera, who at this point is basically a washed-up daytime television talk show host. because lachlan is in charge of the affiliate networks at the time, ailes needs to go to lachlan to get his sign off, even though ailes doesnt actually report to lachlan, and, for that matter, doesnt have any respect for lachlan. lachlan says no, and ailes cant believe that hes being told no by little lachlan mu...

And those executives, rupert is initially prepared to see that fight play out to see if lachlan can win it. >> for lachlan, this creates this impossible situation, because lachlan has been told that he has all this authority, but every time he tries to wield this authority in the face of the companys other senior-most executives, they find a way to go over his head and undermine him. >> lachlan is feeling deflated. hes feeling disappointed. and then something happens that truly seals his fate. a...

By little lachlan murdoch. ailes goes to rupert behind lachlans back. rupert tells ailes, dont worry about the boy. go ahead and do the show. you know, that is the most stinging rebuke of his own sons authority, as you can imagine, dont worry about the boy. >> those five words make their way across the globe, reaching lachlan when hes in sydney. >> soon after, lachlan flies back to l.a. to confront his father. >> its a painful encounter between father and son. lachlan lays it out that he just ca...

Can win it. >> for lachlan, this creates this impossible situation, because lachlan has been told that he has all this authority, but every time he tries to wield this authority in the face of the companys other senior-most executives, they find a way to go over his head and undermine him. >> lachlan is feeling deflated. hes feeling disappointed. and then something happens that truly seals his fate. ailes wants to do a new talk show with geraldo rivera, who at this point is basically a washed-up...

Claim, quite falsely as it turned out, that saddam hussein was behind 9/11. they ran an editorial called saddams fingerprints, which claimed that the evidence for iraqs involvement is too powerful to ignore. >> fox news was pointing the finger at saddam hussein and iraq within days of the september 11 attacks, and it was doing it with unrivaled gusto. >> saddam hussein should be on the destruction death card right now, along with osama bin laden. >> rupert and ailes were embarking on this new po...

I dont know exactly what roger aids is doing and you can imagine. and i think shean hannity is already auditioning for trump-tv. i think its clear he would leave and join something like that. i think with the numbers that john is talking about, i think hed be crazy enough not to do it >> donald trump has been excellent at building his brand. not had a builder of buildings anymore. and on the ails front there is some reporting from gabriel sherman, that they have split and in your view would he n...

Operation, newsmax tv or one america and might just say, hey, give me a big fall check and make the most of it. >> do what you can. >> thats been his model in the construction business. >> the one thing i do wonder is if he does that and lends his name to it, eric, then doesnt it follow that were going to start to see boycotts? yesterday we reported on people who were calling on the lpga to pull, you know, the upcoming womens golf tournament from donald trumps golf courses. you know, there is a ...