Eric Bolling, who parted ways with Fox News in 2017 amid sexual misconduct allegations, is now leaving the wannabe Fox News competitor he joined in 2021.
Pro-Trump cable news channel Newsmax confirmed on Friday that Bolling had departed the network, noting that they had “mutually agreed” to end his primetime program The Balance. According to a network spokesperson, a temporary replacement show will take its place starting Monday with a rotating slate of hosts until a new show is announced this summer.
“Newsmax wishes Eric Bolling well in his future endeavors,” the spokesperson added. “The network looks forward to an exciting period this election season which will include our nightly news coverage with Greta Van Susteren, Rob Schmitt, Greg Kelly and Chris Plante.”
In a statement to Mediaite, which first broke the news of Bolling’s departure, the MAGA personality suggested that his exit from Newsmax was due to another gig.
“All big news breaks on Friday right?? Why should this be any different? All jokes to the side, I want to thank my audience who has followed me from my days at the exchange to CNBC, FBN and FNC, to Newsmax and now I can’t wait to tell them about where I am going to next,” he told Mediaite. “It’s a huge step for me and something I have always wanted to do, and I’ll be letting everyone know in the next couple of weeks.”
During his Thursday night broadcast, which largely focused on raging against former President Donald Trump’s felony conviction, Bolling did not note at any point that it would be his last show, nor did he issue a final farewell to viewers.
Following his ignominious exit from Fox News, where he spent nearly 10 years, Bolling hosted a Sunday morning show for the local television giant Sinclair Broadcasting Group. The show, among other things, featured him promotingTrump’s efforts to discredit mail-in voting. After facing criticism for airing COVID-19 misinformation, including a scrapped segment with the conspiracist behind the Plandemic videos, Bolling’s show was canceled by Sinclair in January 2021.
Bolling would join Newsmax months later and soon found himself as part of the network’s primetime lineup. Throughout his tenure at Newsmax, which has long tried to peel away Fox News viewers by leaning hard into MAGA sycophancy, Bolling has repeatedly taken shots at his former employer and the conservative cable giant’s hosts.
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Now, Newsmax can do the right
thing and bring back Grant Stinchfield
to the 8 PM slot. He was loved by many!
I do not believe Greta is any better than
Grant. I watch Newsmax every night from 4 PM til 10 PM and love all the guys.
I wish Eric the best whatever his next
endeavor might be.
Would love to see Stinchfield come back! My family always enjoyed his shows.
Good riddance! Hope to see NewsMax turn into an actual place to find accurate news — or at least opinions based on facts!
You are expecting way too much.
NewsMax, Fox and OAN are not news networks….they just use news to create a conservative narratives that are fed to fools to reinforce their fears and prejudices so they can sell them mostly useless crap to take their money…..they are the political equivalent of TV Evangelists
Ah Hitler/GermanSmith, obviously you’re referring to the LameStreamMisleadia FAKE NEWS Networks! ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, Democrats,etc. = TOTAL LIARS in the vein of Goebbels!
Michael like you watch Newsmax really? You are one of thousands that get paid by our government to sit in a chair or whatever in your underwater and attack such things as this. Grow up and stop living off of me you slave. You don’t watch because you would realize it is the only network that does tell the truth not what government tells them to narrate for them. Eric I wish the very best and hope your future involves your beloved fans to see you again. You did a great job at Newsmax and appreciated your views. As for Michael I don’t wish nothing for your except get a real job because you are one of many who is using my social security so you can be a slave. Glad I am not a member of your family. Good luck Eric.
Did not watch him at Fox News and Newsmax is for idiots so I wish him well, but ask….where can you find a job where telling facts and real news is not a requirement?
Send your applications to OAN and Truth (Gag) Social
Ah Russian bot Hitler/GermanSmith… nobody believes your lies… and say ‘Hi’ to Putin for us…