Newsmax somehow managed to care even less about the fourth Republican presidential debate than it did the first three. There were a few preview articles, all of which were wire articles: There…
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Newsmax Writers Try To Spin Election Results In Va.
Things did not go well for Republicans in off-year elections in Virginia, and Newsmax struggled a bit to figure out how to spin it. A Nov. 8 column by John Gizzi admitted…
Newsmax’s Enthusiasm Diminishes With Third GOP Debate
As with the second debate, Newsmax’s enthusiasm level for the third Republican presidential debate on Nov. 8 was subdued, largely because Donald Trump refused to take part and wasn’t doing much in…
Newsmax Less Enthusiastic About Second GOP Debate, But Still Brings Pro-Trump Spin
Newsmax was less excited over the second Republican presidential debate than it was over the first one, in which it heavily hyped Donald Trump despite his refusal to take part and sniped…
Newsmax Pushes Idea Independent RFK Jr. Candidacy Hurts Biden
We’ve noted how Newsmax loved giving Robert Kennedy Jr. a platform over the summer to promote his presidential bid in the hope that it might hurt President Biden’s re-election plans — not…
Newsmax’s Reporting On GOP Debate Boosted Trump, Tweaked Fox News
The Trump-fluffers at Newsmax were putting a pro-Trump slant on the first debate of Republican presidential candidates months before it happened. In June, Newsmax was touting how Trump was thinking about skipping…
As Newsmax Bashes Ramaswamy (Who Didn’t Buy Airtime On Newsmax), It Hypes Perry Johnson (Who Did)
In contrast to its negative treatment of Vivek Ramaswamy after he revealed an alleged pay-for-play demand for better coverage, Newsmax has given much more positive coverage to Perry Johnson, a Republican presidential…
Newsmax Goes Into Attack-And-Defend Mode Over Trump’s (Latest) Indictment
When Donald Trump announced (again) that an indictment of him was forthcoming, Newsmax did what it did the last time this happened: helped him play victim. Luca Cacciatore cranked out a June…
Morris, Newsmax Made Sure Trump Got Credit For McCarthy’s Speakership
Newsmax’s coverage of the House leadership battle didn’t start out on a promising note: A Jan. 3 article by John Gizzi started by declaring that “Despite facing at least a solid 10…
Newsmax’s Ruddy Won’t Blame Trump For GOP Midterm Failures
Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy spent a Nov. 29 column complaining that Republicans’ poor performance in the midterm elections was being blamed on Donald Trump and right-wing positions on abortion: Since Election Day…