“We also want to thank Newsmax for believing in Diamond and Silk and allowing us this opportunity and the platform,” said Rochelle Richardson, known as Silk. Her sister, Lynnette Hardaway (Diamond), interjected: “Not to put us behind a wall, but to have our own show on TV." But Newsmax has notably scooped up cable news personalities who have either left their perch in the Fox News universe or were in need of a new network opportunity. O’Reilly was never formally hired by Newsmax, and his show now airs on streaming network The First. “When the offer was presented, I started watching Newsmax, and I noticed I was a lot more calm,” Diamond said.

Source: Washington Post August 12, 2020 15:46 UTC