Federal Election Commission filings published on Thursday have revealed that Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch’s son James Murdoch and James’ wife Kathryn Murdoch are two of the biggest backers of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
The Washington Post noted that, in June alone, James and Kathryn Murdoch each contributed $615,000 to the Biden Victory Fund.
The couple has also contributed to other Democratic candidates aiming to unseat Republicans. Kathryn Murdoch is “increasingly giving to Democrats this cycle, including $1 million to help Senate Democrats,” The Post reported.
James Murdoch has long been the more liberal of the conservative media mogul’s sons, backing Democrats like former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg in the Democratic primary. He and his wife also issued a statement earlier this year criticizing his father’s outlets over climate change denial.
Last year, James Murdoch told The New Yorker that “there are views I really disagree with on Fox.” He also discussed internal family tension, revealing that there are “periods” of time when he and his father do not talk.
The couple are not the only Murdochs to back Biden. Rupert Murdoch’s wife Jerry Hall sent a $500 check to Biden’s campaign in May after previously donating $1,000 to Buttigieg in the primary.
Rupert Murdoch himself has been fairly quiet this campaign cycle. The media mogul has reportedly soured on Trump’s chances of winning re-election as polls show Biden surging ahead.
