There’s yet another reason for Newsmax to be Trump Regime Media: The love is being reciprocated. As a July 8 press release details:
Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. (Nasdaq, NYSE Texas: DJT) (“Trump Media” or the “Company”), operator of the social media platform Truth Social, the streaming platform Truth+, and the FinTech brand Truth.Fi, announced today that the Company has successfully launched the Truth+ platform globally.
Streaming channels and video on demand content are now available globally on Truth+ apps for iOS and Android devices, on the Web, and on Truth+ apps for Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire, and Roku connected TVs.
Additionally, the flagship Newsmax channel is now available on all international Truth+ apps and on the Web, which will greatly contribute to Newsmax’s ongoing international expansion efforts.
Trump Media’s CEO and Chairman Devin Nunes said, “We’re gratified by the fast introduction of Truth+ to international markets and look forward to completing the rollout across all devices and operating systems. I’d like to thank Newsmax in particular for partnering with Trump Media for this expansion, which will bring the network’s unique programming to major new markets. There is clearly a need globally for fresh perspectives on the great issues of our day, and we’re laying the groundwork to challenge the woke news monolith with hard-hitting, non-woke reporting and commentary.”
Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy said, “Devin Nunes has done a remarkable job growing Truth Social and now Truth+ in the U.S., it’s only natural they would grow globally and we’re proud to partner with him and Trump Media on this expansion.”
MS Now responded to Nunes’ blather: “That appears to be MAGA-speak for ‘we’re going to be peddling far-right propaganda worldwide.'” It added:
This means the president is now financially intertwined with a propaganda platform he frequently welcomes into the White House briefing room — an outlet embroiled in a legal fight over falsehoods it aired regarding the 2020 election. And earlier this year, Newsmax and MAGA-friendly outlet The Blaze were granted entry to the White House press pool, in place of HuffPost and Reuters, as part of what appeared to be an effort to add more Trump-aligned outlets.
It’s the type of seemingly corrupt setup one imagines Hungary’s illiberal leader, Viktor Orbán, dreaming of back in 2022, when he advised Republicans that having their “own media” was essential for combating liberals and constructing a society like his, which Orbán has called an “illiberal democracy.”
Don’t expect Newsmax to offer critical coverage of Trump going forward — it really is Trump Regime Media.