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Newsmax portrays Facebook as an enemy of conservatives. Behind the scenes, it's spending millions on Facebook ads
CNN
If you were to judge Newsmax's views about Facebook by what its hosts say on-air, you would probably be under the impression that the right-wing channel sees the social media company as an enemy of the conservative movement.
Greg Kelly has described Facebook as a "liberal group" that is "trying to skew the next election" and engaging in what he believes should be "illegal" behavior. Steve Cortes has said the company is "manipulating voting procedures." And Diamond & Silk have said "white liberals" like chief executive Mark Zuckerberg are trying to "censor" their content. But, behind the scenes, Newsmax is quietly doing significant business with Facebook, forking over millions to use the social media network as a promotional tool.![](/newspic/picid-6252001-20250216092711.jpg)
Amid Democrats’ shock and bickering over how much to respond to President Donald Trump is a deeper question rippling through leaders across the Capitol and across the country: How much should they rely on the same institutional and procedural maneuvers they used during the first Trump term, and how much are they willing to wield their own wrecking balls?
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In less than a month in office the Trump administration has simultaneously dismantled foreign aid programs that support fragile democracies abroad and put on leave federal workers who protect US elections at home in a move that current and former officials say abandons decades of American commitments to democracy.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell was a generational force for the Republican Party — using procedural tactics and political will to stymie much of former President Barack Obama’s agenda, hand President Donald Trump key first-term political victories and deliver a 6-3 conservative Supreme Court majority. Now he’s the odd man out.