Mon. Jul 8th, 2024

Inside the Battle to Be the Trumpiest Streaming Channel<!-- wp:html --><p>Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty</p> <p>As <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-standoff-between-trump-and-joe-rogan-over-a-podcast-invite">Donald Trump</a> faces mounting legal problems, the former president has <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/110778369571852170">consistently</a> <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/110778368388773881">turned</a> <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/110776428921020073">to</a> one of his favorite YouTube channels, the fiercely pro-MAGA “<a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-fans-rage-at-trumpy-channel-for-censoring-conspiracies">Right Side Broadcasting Network</a>,” to spin the news in his favor.</p> <p>And yet, RSBN—as it’s colloquially known—is facing criticism for not being Trump-y enough from an unlikely source: current and former staffers.</p> <p>The YouTube channel has survived by attracting the most loyal Trump followers, who want to see the entirety of Trump’s rallies, and by using cheaper and less experienced broadcasters to live stream and offer commentary on the former president’s latest moves.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-the-battle-to-be-the-trumpiest-streaming-channel-between-rsbn-and-lfa-tv">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty

As Donald Trump faces mounting legal problems, the former president has consistently turned to one of his favorite YouTube channels, the fiercely pro-MAGA “Right Side Broadcasting Network,” to spin the news in his favor.

And yet, RSBN—as it’s colloquially known—is facing criticism for not being Trump-y enough from an unlikely source: current and former staffers.

The YouTube channel has survived by attracting the most loyal Trump followers, who want to see the entirety of Trump’s rallies, and by using cheaper and less experienced broadcasters to live stream and offer commentary on the former president’s latest moves.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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