There is this about NewsMax which has been shared around here. Honestly, I don't think there is a hint of socialism at NewsMax, unlike FOX, so I guess we shall wait and see. Trump donated to leftists as well, long before they turned hard Commie and not for political gain, as it was a matter of business survival in leftist cities (definitely got his money back from their continued business)/ Maybe it's the same here? I haven't checked for recent direct quotes from Ruddy to gauge him.

This is from the ...ahem... Bloomberg piece from 2014:

Ruddy describes himself as “not as far to the right” as Fox’s Ailes. “You want to help people … but you also want to make sure it doesn’t create a cycle of dependency,” he says. He favors preserving Social Security and Medicare, extending unemployment benefits, raising the minimum wage, reforming immigration, even forgiving student loans. In a recent Newsmax editorial lambasting Rand Paul for dredging up the Monica Lewinsky affair, he wrote, “As one of the participants in those battles back then who was a critic of President Clinton, I can say with some degree of certainty we made a mistake.” About the only area in which he remains a staunch party-line conservative is foreign policy.

Ruddy’s friendship with the Clintons has been much remarked on in conservative circles. (In a signed photo on Ruddy’s wall, Bill Clinton wrote, “I hope this doesn’t destroy your circulation.”) He met Clinton in 2007 at Clinton’s Harlem offices, and they toured Africa together. Ruddy has given substantially to the Clinton Foundation and favored Hillary over Obama in 2008. “I’m already torn by a Hillary Clinton candidacy,” he says. “I actually think she would make a good president. Generally, I would align myself with the Republican candidate, so there could be some bumps coming down the road.”

NewsMax did a damn fine job on election night. I will continue to watch them along with OAN and TheFirstTV