The Democratic National Committee (DNC) barred the online video platform Rumble from streaming the party’s nominating convention in Chicago, according to Rumble’s CEO.
On Monday, Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski wrote on X that the company “reached out numerous times to the DNC” to cover the four-day programming “just like we did at the RNC.”
“We finally received a response,” Pavlovski announced, explaining the Democrats “wouldn’t let us stream, but instead offered to sell us two convention tickets for $200,000.”
“We declined,” he said.
Rumble reached out numerous times to the DNC to have a presence at the Chicago convention, just like we did at the RNC.
We finally received a response. The DNC wouldn’t let us stream, but instead offered to sell us two convention tickets for $200,000 USD.
We declined.
— Chris Pavlovski (@chrispavlovski) August 19, 2024
“We wanted to show the Rumble audience what was happening at the DNC, not pay for a lobbying opportunity,” Pavlovski told The Federalist in a statement. “Rumble is about freedom and transparency, not restrictions and back room deals.”
Democrats suffered a turbulent kickoff to their convention Monday with pro-Palestinian demonstrators threatening to disrupt proceedings while reporters complained about logistics that left the auditorium with vacant seats for opening speakers.
President Joe Biden addressed the convention late Monday night beyond the prime-time window before jetting off to California for the rest of the week while his vice president replaces him for the nomination Thursday. “We’re in a battle for the very
