Newsmax CEO says Trump's baseless voter fraud claims are 'great for news' in off the rails interview

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Business Insider

Newsmax Media CEO Christopher Ruddy said the quiet part out loud in an unraveling interview with The New Yorker published Tuesday.

When asked by reporter Isaac Chotiner if he felt any responsibility for President Donald Trump eroding faith in democracy by running with baseless voter fraud claims on his TV network — which Trump has encouraged his supporters to watch instead of Fox News — Ruddy went straight for the bottom line.

"At the end of the day, it's great for news," Ruddy said. "The news cycle is red-hot, and Newsmax is getting one million people per minute, according to Nielsen, tuning into Newsmax TV. I think it's good."

"I think you made very clear what you're saying there," Chotiner replied.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/newsmax-ceo-says-trumps-baseless-voter-fraud-claims-are-great-for-news-in-off-the-rails-interview/ar-BB1bjHzE?ocid=DELLDHP&li=BBnb7Kz

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In other words Newsmax is a tabloid that sells sensational stories to the gullible.

But I'm sure you already knew that.

[redstatebluegirl]

1. It is an electronic version of the National Enquirer.

[Rebl2]

13. Maybe they

should be sued like the national enquirer was in the past. Hit them with lawsuits for the lies they tell.

[RockRaven]

2. The heads of CBS and CNN said the same thing about Trump's candidacy in 2016.

Corporate media is sociopathic, big or small, mainstream or fringe.

[Mike 03]

3. His heart is beating faster at the thought of the Trump Organization trying

to acquire Newsmax, perhaps with the help of the Mercers and their ilk.

[IsItJustMe]

14. Probably be a good thing.

Then he can run it into the ground like he did his seven other businesses and this country to boot!!!

[SharonAnn]

4. It's not great for News. It's great for his bank account.

[left-of-center2012]

5. Newsmax ? Seriously ?

MediaBias/FactCheck :
“Overall, we rate Newsmax Right Biased and Questionable based on the promotion of conspiracy theories and pseudoscience as well as numerous failed fact checks.”

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/newsmax/

[CrispyQ]

11. Thanks for that link! -nt

[beachbumbob]

6. Yep it is. No answer to it either

[Midnight Writer]

7. Sounds like he is excited to get to work with Trump and Co.

[rickyhall]

8. Once Trump's gone the press will have to cover real news.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Greed Over People

[Lock him up.]

10. These gReedy traitors would sell the country to the highest bidders if they could.

They love money more than they love country.

[IsItJustMe]

15. These effer's would sell their kids, their spouse, and their soul for the almighty dollar. No doubt

The proof is in the pudding. They already have.

[Evolve Dammit]

12. Covering really fake news and proud of it. Money grubbing liars.

[tanyev]

16. It might be great for his ratings, but it is not great for news.

And I suspect he knows that.