One America News recently lost its largest television provider in Verizon as the company will drop the network, leading to host Pearson Sharp raging over the decision.
Aside from encouraging OAN viewers to cancel their Verizon subscriptions, Sharp accused the telecommunications company of pushing a “Marxist agenda.”
“Over the last few years, we’ve watched as countless independent, freethinking, and conservative organizations were shut down and censored by the radical left,” Sharp said, per The Daily Beast.
“Regrettably, that toxic cancel culture is still alive and well, and it’s coming after One America News.”
Sharp said OAN had formerly had a “great relationship” with Verizon and “never had any reason to suspect that wouldn’t continue.” However, he says that “everything changed” when it came time to strike a new deal.
“We made multiple offers to try and come to an agreement and Verizon not only refused to budge, but they cut off negotiations prematurely,” Sharp said.
“They’d already made their decision, because Verizon, like many radical Marxist corporations, has proven that it’s more interested in discriminating against independent voices than being a diversity leader. If our messaging, if our philosophy doesn’t align with theirs, then Verizon is happy to censor us and shut us down. It’s that simple.”
OAN also lost DirecTV along with now Verizon. No word on whether the network will secure another deal elsewhere.
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
OANN = Orange A**hole Nutjob Nonsense.