CNN: Gaetz Gets “Anchor” Job At QAnon Outlet OAN

CNN reports:

Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz is expected to announce he is joining One America News Network (OAN) as an anchor, a source familiar told CNN. When asked about the Gaetz hire on Monday night, OAN President Charles Herring declined to comment.

The network was dealt a significant blow when it was dropped by DirecTV in 2022. Other big distributors have been reluctant to carry its programming, and OAN has urged people to stream the network online instead. OAN has established itself as perhaps the most extreme of the pro-Trump news outlets.

The little-watched network regularly gives airtime to baseless conspiracy theories that support Trump. The channel even worked closely with Russian operatives on a propaganda-style documentary during Trump’s first impeachment in 2019 over allegations he pressured Ukraine to investigate his political rivals.

Read the full article.



After Matt Gaetz withdrew last month, I reported that Newsmax was making a play for him to host a show there — which included Greg Kelly floating the idea on air.

Instead, Gaetz is going to the struggling MAGA channel OAN — which is barely stating afloat.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a…

[image or embed]

— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona.bsky.social) December 9, 2024 at 11:47 PM