Signage for Newsmax at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting in Houston, Texas on May ... [+] 28, 2022. Newsmax faces two defamation suits—similar to the one that ultimately cost Fox News an historically high settlement—but the timing for both remains undecided. Crucial QuoteFormer President Donald Trump praised Newsmax’s ratings in an interview May 16, saying they were “going up like a rocket.” “I looked at the numbers . The rise of Newsmax is likely more attributable to Fox viewers decamping to the network in the wake of Carlson’s departure. That’s how much Dominion is asking Newsmax to pay in damages if the voting company succeeds in its defamation suit.

Source: CNN May 26, 2023 15:12 UTC