Newsmax White House correspondent Emerald Robinson will leave the network next month, the conservative news outlet said on Tuesday.
“Emerald is still with Newsmax, however her contract ends in January and we will not be renewing it,” the network said in a statement. “We appreciate the work she has done on-air for the network.”
Robinson frequently clashed with White House Press secretary Jen Psaki in a series of memorable exchanges. Most notably, however, she raised eyebrows in November after she tweeted that Covid vaccines contain trackers.
“Dear Christians: the vaccines contain a bioluminescent marker called LUCIFERASE so that you can be tracked,” she wrote.
Robinson added, “Read the last book of the New Testament to see how this ends.”
She doubled down on her claim and was permanently suspended by Twitter as a result. After the tweet, Newsmax appeared to pull Robinson from the airwaves and sources at the network said Robinson was on borrowed time, saying that “the decision has essentially been made” to let her go.
Robinson will be replaced by former Fox News reporter
“James Rosen is not only a reporter’s reporter, but also a great thinker and author who can share complex issues on a TV screen and explain them in clear and understandable ways,” said Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy in a statement.
Her departure isn’t the only notable move at Newsmax of late. Last month it was announced that Cortes & Pellegrino cohost Steve Cortes would be leaving after a public spat with the network’s Covid vaccine policy.
Newsmax said it would be implementing a vaccine/testing requirement in accordance with the Biden administration’s policy. In response, Cortes tweeted, “I will not comply w/ any organization’s attempt to enforce Biden’s capricious & unscientific Medical Apartheid mandate.”
Newsmax did not respond to Mediaite when asked for comment.