The inside story of the Murdoch editor taking on Donald Trump

<p>Since her arrival at the Wall Street Journal, British editor-in-chief Emma Tucker has shaken up not only her own newsroom but also the White House</p><p>The danger posed to Donald Trump was obvious. It was a story that not only drew attention to his <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/25/jeffrey-epstein-trump-scotland">links to a convicted sex offender</a>, it also risked widening a growing wedge between the president and some of his most vociferous supporters. The White House quickly concluded a full-force response was required.</p><p>It was Tuesday 15 July. The Wall Street Journal had approached Trump’s team, stating it planned to publish allegations that Trump had composed <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/25/democrats-epstein-birthday-book">a crude poem and doodle</a> as part of a collection compiled for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/aug/02/emma-tucker-murdoch-editor-donald-trump-wall-street-journal">Continue reading...</a>