Forced off mainstream platforms, Russian state-run media have found a welcome home on Rumble, a video-sharing platform popular with the far right and Donald Trump-supporting crowd.
, one of the show’s hosts, Jamarl Thomas, explained to listeners that the programming was in need of a new home.
In one episode that aired prior to the expulsion from YouTube, John Kiriakou, a host of “Political Misfits” and a former CIA officer, warned listeners and viewers that if the show was ever booted off of the platform, they would be able to find the show on Rumble. “The Backstory” remains on YouTube as of Thursday afternoon. A YouTube spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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