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Newsmax Editor Confirms ‘Donald Trump Conspiracy’

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While MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell has the national panic level set to “orange,” right-leaning magazine Newsmax has been offering positive coverage of potential (or not) Republican (or Independent) presidential candidate Donald Trump. Is there some sort of conspiracy at play here?

U.S. News & World Repor decided to ask Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy directly – and his answer may surprise you! Or not, really:

So is there a Trump-Newsmax conspiracy? “Yes,” cheers Ruddy. “Trump realizes the great potential of Newsmax and has been using it very adroitly. We’re well aware he’s using it, happy he’s using it” says Ruddy from the Newsmax HQ in Florida.

“He’s been really responsive to our news team here,” says Ruddy, who calls Trump a “friend.”

Ruddy adds that liberal watchdog Media Matters is correct in its assessment of Newsmax – the magazine and website alike – as an “early and enthusiastic promoter of Trump’s presidential ambitions.”

And the relationship – while likely frustrating for those wary of Trump’s political ambitions – is a smart one for both the business man and Newsmax. In fact, Ruddy says the magazine is prepared to offer a platform to all the potential GOP candidates and that, regardless of people’s personal feelings about Trump, right now the man is definitely “touching a nerve.” And, we’re sure, probably selling magazines.

h/t U.S. News & World Report

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  • skyfet

    Of course they are being used, the term useful idiots comes to mind.

  • Barack Must Go

    You ______’s here at MEDIAite report MSNBC’s, in particular O’donnell’s dimal numbers ad nauseum, yet you still get down on your overworked, soiled knees and lead off with the absurd statement : While MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell has the “” national panic level set to orange. Really? Larry? In reality he is only know by a miniscule percentage of this countries population ( regional is a stretch ) and most of them are in prison, yet you elevate him ( again ) to a statis of someone or someting in this case that has life or death ramifications for every man, woman and child in America……..which would actually be hilarious if you had done for the purpose of entertaining us, not the real, creepy reason you actually had.

  • chatmandu002

    What’s the difference between Trump using Newsmax as compared to Obama using MSNBC. I see no difference.
    Only our Campaigner-in-Chief is using all of the liberal/progressive/socialists news media to spread his propaganda.

  • TrollJuice

    chatmandu002 says:
    April 21, 2011 at 11:23 am chatmandu002(Quote)
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    What’s the difference between Trump using Newsmax as compared to Obama using MSNBC. I see no difference.
    Only our Campaigner-in-Chief is using all of the liberal/progressive/socialists news media to spread his propaganda.
    ==========

    What is more amazing is the ignorance that people post on this site. They are not even ashamed of it!

  • Pablo

    chatmandu002 said:
    What’s the difference between Trump using Newsmax as compared to Obama using MSNBC. I see no difference.

    Newsmax isn’t drooling.

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