Eric Bolling asks why Fox News isn’t backing Newsmax against DirecTV

After Newsmax’s Eric Bolling spoke with rep. Jeff VanDrew about DirecTV dropping the conservative network, he challenged Fox News for not commenting on the subject.

DirecTV cut Newsmax from its lineup earlier this week, citing a dispute over fees. The move sparked objections from conservatives and Republicans, including from the ex-president Donald Trump.

Some Republicans in Congress have floated the idea of ​​hearings on the move, a position Rep. Van Drew repeated to Bolling about The balance.

Van Drew said it wasn’t just a business move, but “crude politics”[ads1]; and “censorship” on DirecTV’s part.

“We need justice and freedom of speech. And I believe that Congress certainly has a responsibility to look into this more closely, he said.

After the Newsmax news broke, DirecTV announced the addition of the right-wing network The First to its channel lineup, a move that The First star Dana Loesch said shows that “no one was censored.”

However, Bolling argued on his show this week that “low-rated liberal news outlets” is paid the relevant fees, while “highly rated conservative channels are the ones being cut.”

Bolling asked if Van Drew would attend hearings, and the congressman replied, “yes, I will.”

After concluding the lengthy discussion, Bolling pointed out that when One America News (OAN) was dropped, Newsmax opted out.

“We stood up for OAN. When OAN was de-platformed, we stood up for them. So it’s not about that. It’s not just about us, he said.

He then challenged Fox News to speak up on Newsmax’s behalf.

“By the way, where are you, Fox? What about you, Fox? he asked. “How about you stand up for us! We did it for OAN.”

Watch the clip above via The balance on Newsmax TV.

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