Story highlights Errol Louis: The Trump-Murdoch connections are more than harmless coincidenceThey raise ethical, journalistic and business questions, he writesErrol Louis is the host of "Inside City Hall," a nightly political show on NY1, a New York all-news channel. (CNN) Add the bromance between President Trump and media mogul Rupert Murdoch to the long list of messy conflicts of interest that define -- and cast a shadow over -- the Trump White House. The two men hugged as Trump came to the podium. When The New York Times published a front-page analysis of the people outside the White House whom Trump contacts for advice, Murdoch was the first one listed. He and Trump speak by phone almost every day , according to the Times.

Source: CNN May 06, 2017 21:33 UTC