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Barry Diller’s Surprising 2023 Trump Prediction Revealed – Media Mogul’s Candid Admission Stuns Critics

ByAlki David

Jan 5, 2024

In a recent revelation that sent shockwaves through the media landscape, Barry Diller, co-founder of a prominent news network, admitted to a significant miscalculation in his 2023 predictions. Diller, who served as the chairman and CEO of the network from 1984 to 1992, disclosed that he erred in anticipating a scenario where former President Donald Trump would be “figuratively or more hopefully dead.”

Diller, now at the helm of the IAC holding company and the Expedia Group, is no stranger to expressing his disdain for Trump. Throughout the years, he has been an outspoken critic, labeling the former president as a “joke” and deeming him “evil.” In a 2018 interview with liberal commentator Maureen Dowd, Diller went so far as to express his wish for Trump to be entangled in a scandal with Putin, stating, “I would so love it if he were being blackmailed by Putin. That would make me very happy. This was a man of bad character from the moment he entered adulthood, if not before. Pure, bad character. Ugh, Trump.”

Diller’s revelation adds a new layer to the ongoing scrutiny of media figures and their political biases. The admission of a flawed prediction regarding a political figure as polarizing as Trump raises questions about the objectivity of media moguls and their ability to separate personal opinions from professional assessments.

Critics argue that Diller’s history of disdain for Trump may have clouded his judgment, leading to an inaccurate forecast. This revelation comes at a time when public trust in media institutions is already under scrutiny, with accusations of bias influencing reporting.

As the news of Diller’s admission spreads, it serves as a reminder of the challenges media outlets face in maintaining credibility and objectivity. Whether this revelation will have a lasting impact on Diller’s legacy or contribute to a broader conversation about media accountability remains to be seen.

By Alki David

Alki David — Publisher, Media Architect, SIN Network Creator - live, direct-to-public communication, media infrastructure, accountability journalism, and independent distribution. Born in Lagos, Nigeria; educated in the United Kingdom and Switzerland; attended the Royal College of Art. Early internet broadcaster — participated in real-time public coverage during the 1997 Mars landing era using experimental online transmission from Beverly Hills. Founder of FilmOn, one of the earliest global internet television networks offering live and on-demand broadcasting outside legacy gatekeepers. Publisher of SHOCKYA — reporting since 2010 on systemic corruption inside the entertainment business and its expansion into law, finance, and regulation. Creator of the SIN Network (ShockYA Integrated Network), a federated media and civic-information infrastructure spanning investigative journalism, live TV, documentary, and court-record reporting. Lived and worked for over 40 years inside global media hubs including Malibu, Beverly Hills, London, Hong Kong and Gstaad. Early encounter with Julian Assange during the first Hologram USA operations proved a formative turning point — exposing the realities of lawfare, information suppression, and concentrated media power. Principal complainant and driving force behind what court filings describe as the largest consolidated media–legal accountability action on record, now before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Relocated to Antigua & Barbuda and entered sustained legal, civic, and informational confrontation over media power, safeguarding, and accountability at Commonwealth scale.