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Who is Bob Sellers? Newsmax anchor walks off mid-interview after MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's election fraud rant

Newsmax invited the MyPillow CEO on the air to talk about cancel culture and his Twitter ban but he switched gears and spoke about how there was evidence that the elections were rigged

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell was invited on the Newsmax network on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, to discuss topics such as the cancel culture. The American businessman didn't waste any time in speaking about so-called allegations about election fraud and other conspiracy theories. It was reported by MSN that the hosts of the network were hoping that Lindell would speak on him being banned from the micro-blogging site, but all he did was switch gears and speak about how there was evidence that Dominion Voting Systems rigged the election. Lindell was banned on Twitter permanently on February 1.

The CEO has already alleged that Dominion had "hired hit groups and bots and trolls" that led him to be "canceled." 'American Agenda' Newsmax anchor Bob Sellers continued to read that the network isn't able to verify any allegations that were being made and that their company accepts the final 2020 election results. However, Lindell turned a deaf ear to all that was happening. Lindell kept on his rant about voting machines and didn't stop even after being cut off by Sellers who made sure to repeat that there is no evidence of the tampering of votes. While the conspiracy theories rolled off Lindell, the anchor simply walked off the news set.

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Who is Bob Sellers?

Besides being an anchor on Newsmax TV, Sellers is also part of MediaStars Worldwide where he is an executive at public relations. The former CNBC and Fox News Channel anchor has also authored the 2010 book 'Forbes Best Business Mistakes: How Today's Top Business Leaders Turned Missteps Into Success'. The anchor's bio in the Premiere Speakers Bureau reads that he was a Senior Investment Consultant for Gary Goldberg Financial Services, during the "near-collapse of the financial system".

The anchor who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia is also an Emmy-winning journalist who covered business developments and interviewed Bill Gates and Martha Stewart among many other big names at CNBC. His interviewees include Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Jack Welch, Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban along with political leaders such as George W. Bush, Mikhael Gorbachev and Benjamin Netanyahu.

At Fox News Channel, Sellers anchored Fox News Live. The University of Virginia graduate also serves on the Board of Advisors for the University's Media Studies Department. Other places the anchor has worked include KING-TV in Seattle, KENS-TV in San Antonio, and KTVL in Medford. When he was at WSMV in Nashville, in May of 2010, Sellers won an Emmy for coverage of historic floods in the area. He has also written for business columns and has blogged for The Huffington Post.

Mike Lindell accused of spewing 'dangerous conspiracy theories'

Speaking during the interview about his Twitter ban, Lindell said, "Well, first mine was taken down because we have all the election fraud with these Dominion machines, we have 100 percent proof." To which Sellers replied, "Mike, you're talking about machines, that we at Newsmax have not been able to verify any of those kinds of allegations. We just want to let people know that there's nothing substantive that we've seen."

The anchor then went on to read from a statement saying, "While there were some clear evidence of some cases of voter fraud and election irregularities, the election results in every state were certified, and Newsmax accepts the results as legal and final. The courts have also supported that view." After the rants continued, Sellers said, "OK, Mike, can I ask our producers, can we get out of here please? I don't want to keep going over this," before walking off the segment.

The segment that became a hot topic of discussion on Twitter was shared multiple times by users. One wrote, "Newsmax invites Mike Lindell, who advocated for a coup and spews dangerous conspiracy theories, on air. It didn't go well." Some people thought the way Sellers walked out was uncalled for. One user wrote, "@newsmax get Bob Sellers off your show or teach him some respect that show with him walking off because of Mike Lindell was a disgrace!! I want to hear what Mike has to say. Another loser fake media anchor."

Another added, "Bob Sellers was EXTREMELY disrespectful....and so he has lost all my respect. He responded in the most rude fashion possible. NO ONE CARES IF NEWSMAX HAS FAILED TO VERIFY THE ELECTION FRAUD CLAIMS!!!! Get on it and verify it!!!" Some even questioned Sellers' professionalism - "Bob Sellers sucks- your behavior today with Mike Lindell shows your bias and infantile personality. I got your partner is more professional you should go bye-bye!," wrote one user.

People even gave the network a hard time, with one user tweeting, "Sorry Greg, but after Bob Sellers stunt today a lot of us may be bailing on Newsmax". Another unhappy watcher tweeted, "So how will Newsmax report on silencing conservatives when Bob Sellers invited Mike Lindell on his show and silenced him Bob Sellers went full-blown TDS and walked off the set. What a disgrace."

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