Newsmax has debuted Carl Higbie Frontline in the 5:00 PM ET timeslot previously occupied by Sean Spicer.
The show — produced from Newsmax’s Manhattan studios — will cover breaking news and also focus on “exploring key issues such as personal liberty, security, and government transparency.”
A military veteran, Higbie hosted a weekend show — Saturday Report — from 2020 to 2022, before working as a co-host on the network’s Wake Up America Weekend program.
“I am honored now as the first Navy SEAL to host a daily national television program on Newsmax, a network that continues to grow because it resonates with the American people so well,” Higbie said.
“Carl served his country for many years as a decorated Navy SEAL, and with his Carl Higbie Frontline will continue to push for the issues and values that he and Americans care about,” said Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy.
Higbie — a 12-year media veteran — will join Newsmax’s daily lineup that also features hosts Greta Van Susteren, Rob Schmitt, and Eric Bolling, among others.
The 5:00 PM ET window was previously occupied by former Trump White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and his program Spicer & Co. In a statement on the launch of Higbie’s program, Newsmax claims it “decided not to continue” with Spicer’s show.
Like Spicer, Higbie worked in the Trump administration. He was appointed by Trump to serve in the Corporation for National and Community Service — the federal agency that oversees the AmeriCorps and other volunteer programs — but resigned in 2018 after racist and anti-Muslim comments he made in 2013 came to light. He apologized then, saying “Those words do not reflect who I am or what I stand for, I regret saying them”.
I hate to point out what, to me, is an obvious misnomer… President Donald Trump is NOT the leader of the Republican party. However, He IS the leader of the American people. Most of us vote for the best person for the job. Which, honestly, can be impossible to know for sure. Wake up members of congress