Right Side Broadcasting Network

{{Conservatism US}}

In July 2015, Joe Seales began live streaming rallies for candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election. After his videos began to accumulate over a million views, Seales tapped into the demand for unedited Trump footage. Thus, Seales created Right Side Broadcasting to "show the full context" of Trump's speeches.{{cite web|last=Tani|first=Maxwell|date=September 18, 2016|title=Meet the man behind Right Side Broadcasting, the network that live-streams every Donald Trump speech|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-right-side-broadcasting-2016-9|access-date=December 9, 2020 |website=Business Insider}}{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Alfred|title=Pro-Trump TV Network Has Big-League Dreams |url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/right-side-broadcasting-network-donald-trump-214633|access-date=January 15, 2021|website=Politico Magazine|date=January 14, 2017 }}{{Cite news |last=Montague |first=Zach |date=2025-03-01 |title='Why Don't You Wear a Suit?': A Right-Wing News Outlet With Coveted Access Questions Zelensky |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/us/politics/brian-glenn-zelensky-suit.html |access-date=2025-03-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} Since RSBN began gaining in popularity the company has accumulated hundreds of millions of views on its YouTube channel.

During the summer of 2016, the company started several shows with Wayne Dupree and pastor Mark Burns. During the third presidential debate in 2016, Trump live streamed RSBN's coverage of the debates on his Facebook page.{{cite news |last1=Sutton|first1=Kelsey|title=Donald Trump's debate-night media-business dry-run|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/10/donald-trump-appears-to-test-out-tv-venture-230023|access-date=October 20, 2016|work=Politico |date=October 19, 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Warzel|first1=Charlie|title=While You Were Watching The Debate, Trump Just Launched Trump TV |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/while-you-were-watching-the-debate-trump-just-launched-trump|access-date=October 20, 2016 |work=BuzzFeed|date=October 19, 2016}} In October 2016, the company received $40,000 (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=40000|start_year=2016}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) in donations.{{Cite web |url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/right-side-broadcasting-network-donald-trump-214633|title=Pro-Trump TV Network Has Big-League Dreams|date=January 14, 2017|website=Politico|access-date=January 15, 2017}}

On October 24, in collaboration with the RSBN, Trump launched a nightly newscast on his Facebook page.{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Trump: 'No interest' in Trump TV; campaign debuts show|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-no-interest-in-trump-tv-campaign-debuts-show|access-date=November 24, 2016|work=Fox News|date=October 25, 2016}}{{cite news |last1=Stelter|first1=Brian|title=Trump campaign launches nightly 'newscast' on Facebook |url=https://money.cnn.com/2016/10/24/media/donald-trump-facebook-live-shows/|access-date=October 25, 2016|work=CNNMoney|date=October 24, 2016}} Several commentators wondered whether the company may collaborate with Trump to form "Trump TV".{{cite news|last1=Gajanan|first1=Mahita|title=Donald Trump Campaign Launches Nightly Campaign Show on Facebook Live |url=http://fortune.com/2016/10/24/donald-trump-campaign-facebook-live/|access-date=October 25, 2016|work=Fortune|date=October 24, 2016}} Seales, in response, told Business Insider that the speculation was "unfounded."{{cite news |last1=Tani|first1=Maxwell|title=We spoke to a key figure behind the Donald Trump Facebook Live event that fueled speculation about 'Trump TV'|url=https://www.businessinsider.nl/right-side-broadcasting-trump-tv-2016-10/|access-date=October 23, 2016|work=Business Insider|date=October 20, 2016}} Trump told WLW that he was not interested in setting up the company after the election.{{cite news|last1=Salaky|first1=Kristin|title=Trump Denies That He'll Launch Trump TV Should He Lose The Election|url=http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-says-no-trump-tv|access-date=October 25, 2016|work=Talking Points Memo|date=October 25, 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Kaczynski|first1=Andrew|title=Donald Trump: 'I have no interest in Trump TV'|url=https://money.cnn.com/2016/10/25/media/trump-no-interest-trump-tv/|access-date=October 25, 2016|work=CNNMoney|date=October 25, 2016}}

According to Seales, Trump "watched the network a lot" on his private jet during his 2016 presidential campaign and that Trump appreciated the company for showing his crowds. Seales has also stated that he was in regular communication with Dan Scavino, then Trump's director of social media.

In 2016, RSBN was the official live streaming platform for the Trump campaign's Facebook page, where their footage reached almost 300 million views. Their YouTube channel grossed almost 120 million views.{{Cite web |title=Right Side Broadcasting Network YouTube Channel Analytics and Report – NoxInfluencer |url=https://www.noxinfluencer.com/youtube/channel/UCHqC-yWZ1kri4YzwRSt6RGQ |access-date=January 17, 2021 |website=www.noxinfluencer.com |archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129141230/https://www.noxinfluencer.com/youtube/channel/UCHqC-yWZ1kri4YzwRSt6RGQ|url-status=dead}}

On December 7, 2016, Right Side Broadcasting Network was given access to the White House Press Room during Trump's presidency.{{Cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2016/12/07/trump-tv-announces-new-24-hour-network-will-get-access-to-white-house-press-briefings/ |title="Trump TV" announces new 24-hour network will get access to White House press briefings|last=Tesfaye|first=Sophia|date=December 7, 2016|website=Salon|access-date=December 7, 2016}} After Trump's press conference on January 11, 2017, Drudge Report featured the network's feed on their front page.{{cite news |last1=Willens|first1=Max |title=How Right Side Broadcasting Network won the Trump press conference – Digiday |url=http://digiday.com/publishers/right-side-broadcasting-network-won-trump-press-conference/|access-date=January 15, 2017|work=Digiday|date=January 12, 2017}}

On January 19, 2017, the network live-streamed the DeploraBall.{{cite news|last1=Menegus|first1=Bryan|title=DC's Deplorables Go Job Hunting|url=https://gizmodo.com/d-c-s-deplorables-go-job-hunting-1791491105|access-date=January 24, 2017|work=Gizmodo|date=January 24, 2017}}

Right Side Broadcasting Network continued covering all of the campaign rallies for President Trump from the beginning of 2020. The first 2020 campaign rally took place in Toledo, Ohio, on January 9, 2020.{{Cite web|date=January 9, 2020|title=President Donald Trump Rally Live in Toledo, OH 1-9-20|url=https://rsbnetwork.com/2020/01/president-donald-trump-rally-live-in-toledo-oh-1-9-20/|access-date=January 17, 2021|website=Right Side Broadcasting Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222090633/https://rsbnetwork.com/2020/01/president-donald-trump-rally-live-in-toledo-oh-1-9-20/ |archive-date=February 22, 2020|url-status=dead}} RSBN covered campaign rallies for Trump until he took a hiatus from campaigning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|date=July 8, 2020|title=Health official: Trump rally 'likely' source of virus surge |url=https://apnews.com/article/ad96548245e186382225818d8dc416eb|access-date=January 17, 2021|website=AP News}} RSBN began covering campaign rallies once more after Trump began campaigning again with his June 2020 rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.{{Cite web|date=June 20, 2020|title=Watch Live: President Donald Trump Holds a Campaign Rally in Tulsa, OK 6/20/20 |url=https://rsbnetwork.com/2020/06/watch-live-president-donald-trump-campaign-rally-in-tulsa-oklahoma-6-19-20/|access-date=January 17, 2021|website=Right Side Broadcasting Network|language=en-US|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618112308/https://rsbnetwork.com/2020/06/watch-live-president-donald-trump-campaign-rally-in-tulsa-oklahoma-6-19-20/|archive-date=June 18, 2020}} RSBN also covered Trump's speech and fireworks celebration at Mount Rushmore on July 3, 2020.{{Cite web|date=July 2, 2020|title=Live: President Trump Speaks at Mount Rushmore; All Day Coverage and Fireworks! 7/3/20|url=https://rsbnetwork.com/2020/07/live-president-trump-speaks-at-mount-rushmore-all-day-coverage-and-fireworks-7-3-20/|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=Right Side Broadcasting Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703005036/https://rsbnetwork.com/2020/07/live-president-trump-speaks-at-mount-rushmore-all-day-coverage-and-fireworks-7-3-20/|archive-date=July 3, 2020|url-status=dead}}

Over the span of the 2020 presidential election, RSBN's coverage of Trump's campaign rallies received over 127 million views on YouTube.

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