The CEO of Newsmax praised President Joe Biden’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic in an editorial published Tuesday.
So what
Influential conservatives — from Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to Fox News hosts — have recently pivoted to advocating COVID-19 shots amid mainstream media criticism of vaccine skepticism on the right.
The editorial
Chris Ruddy, writing on the Newsmax website, said Biden inherited an effective vaccine from President Donald Trump, took it into his arms, and ran with it” — and “should be applauded for making a huge dent in the COVID pandemic.”
Money quote: “At Newsmax, we have strongly advocated for the public to be vaccinated. The many medical experts who have appeared on our network have been near unanimous in support of the vaccine,” added Ruddy, a Trump confidante.
Same energy
Newsmax similarly declared its support for vaccines earlier this month after one of the rightist TV network’s prime-time host hosts told viewers “a vaccination is just generally kind of going against nature.”
