{{Short description|American journalist and political commentator (born 1963)}} {{Use American English|date=August 2017}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = Eric Bolling | image = Eric Bolling crop.jpg | caption = Bolling in 2020 | birth_name = Eric Thomas Bolling | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|03|2}} | birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | political_party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | spouse = Adrienne Bolling | children = 1 (deceased) | education = [[Rollins College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) }} '''Eric Thomas Bolling'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/FOXNEWSW_20140310_210000_The_Five|title=The Five : FOXNEWS : March 10, 2014 2:00pm-3:01pm PDT: Free Streaming|date=March 10, 2014|access-date=August 6, 2017|via=Archive.org}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|oʊ|l|ɪ|ŋ}}; born March 2, 1963) is an American television personality, [[Conservatism|conservative]] [[Pundit|political commentator]], author, and financial commentator. He has occupied numerous roles as a commentator on financial issues for television, most notably for [[Fox News]]. He hosted [[Fox Business Channel]]'s ''Cashin' In'' and [[Fox News Channel]]'s ''[[The Five (TV program)|The Five]]'' before leaving in May 2017. A staunch ally of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]], Bolling has published two books: ''Wake Up America'' (2016) and ''The Swamp: Washington's Murky Pool of Corruption and Cronyism and How Trump Can Drain It'' (2017).
In September 2017, Bolling was ousted from Fox News, after the network conducted an independent investigation following an article published by ''[[HuffPost]]'' reporting that Bolling had sent unsolicited lewd photographs and text messages to three female colleagues. Bolling denied the allegations. He later hosted the television shows ''America'' on [[TheBlaze]] and ''America This Week'' produced by [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] and carried by their stations as a [[Sunday morning talk show]].
Most recently, Bolling hosted a weeknight hour-long program, ''Eric Bolling The Balance'', on [[Newsmax TV]], from July 5, 2021 until May 31, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/eric-bolling-newsmax-1234782851/|title=Eric Bolling Signs On To Host Show On Newsmax|date=June 28, 2021|access-date=July 28, 2021|via=newsmax.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ted |date=2024-05-31 |title=Eric Bolling Departs Newsmax After Three-Year Run |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/eric-bolling-departs-newsmax-1235946111/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Deadline}}</ref>
==Early life and career== Bolling was born in Chicago and attended grade school at [[Queen of All Saints Basilica]] school and high school at [[Loyola Academy]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Felsenthal |first=Carol |url=https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/felsenthal-files/december-2016/eric-bolling/ |title=Fox Host Eric Bolling on Trump, Baseball, and Why Chicago Needs a New Mayor |work=[[Chicago (magazine)|Chicago]] |date=December 19, 2016 |access-date=September 28, 2024 }}</ref> In 1984 he graduated from [[Rollins College]] in [[Winter Park, Florida]], with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[economics]]. He also played [[college baseball]] at Rollins. The [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] selected Bolling in the 22nd round of the [[1984 Major League Baseball draft]]. His baseball career was cut short by a torn [[rotator cuff]] injury.<ref name="tws2Y43">{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10206/1072715-67.stm|title=Ex-Pirates minor leaguer, Eric Bolling, talks bucks on Fox|last=Carpenter|first=Mackenzie|date=July 25, 2010|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|access-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>
Bolling worked as a [[commodities trader]] on [[Wall Street]].<ref name=tws2Y43/> For five years,<ref name=Boedeker>Hal Boedeker, [https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/os-xpm-2013-01-24-os-fox-news-gives-eric-bolling-extra-duties-20130124-story.html Fox News Channel: Eric Bolling to become 'Cashin' In' host], ''Orlando Sentinel'' (January 24, 2013).</ref> he was a board member of the [[New York Mercantile Exchange]],<ref name=Borchers>Callum Borchers, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/20/trump-superfan-eric-bolling-gets-a-new-show-on-fox-news-thats-a-win-for-the-white-house/ Trump superfan Eric Bolling gets a new show on Fox News. That's a win for the White House.], ''Washington Post'' (April 20, 2017).</ref> later becoming a strategic advisor to the exchange.<ref name=Boedeker/>
==Career as political commentator== ===CNBC=== Bolling was one of several analysts who appeared on [[CNBC]]'s ''[[Fast Money (CNBC)|Fast Money]]''<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2007/08/22/fast-money-to-join-primetime-lineup-monday-january-8th-at-8pm.html "Fast Money" To Join Primetime Lineup Monday, January 8th at 8pm] (press release), CNBC (January 3, 2007).</ref> as a panelist.<ref>[https://www.tvweek.com/broadcast/2010/06/fox-business-bumps-dave-ramsey/Fox Business Bumps Dave Ramsey in Favor of Former Trader Eric Bolling], ''TVWeek'' (June 9, 2010).</ref>
===Fox News=== Bolling joined [[Fox Business Network]] in March 2008 as a financial analyst.<ref name=2008Release>[https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20081110006445/en/Eric-Bolling-Named-Co-Host-Happy-Hour-FOX Eric Bolling Named Co-Host of Happy Hour on FOX Business Network] (press release), Fox Business Network (November 10, 2008).</ref> In 2008, Bolling was named a co-host (joining [[Cody Willard]] and [[Rebecca Diamond]]) of ''Happy Hour'', a market commentary show in the 5 p.m. time slot.<ref name=2008Release/> After hosting Fox Business Channel's ''Follow the Money with Eric Bolling'', he became the host of the channel's ''Cashin' In'' in 2013, replacing [[Cheryl Casone]].<ref name=Boedeker/> The program ran on Saturdays.<ref>Joe Concha & Brandon Carter, [https://thehill.com/homenews/media/349866-eric-bolling-out-at-fox-news Eric Bolling out at Fox News], ''The Hill'' (September 8, 2017).</ref> Bolling also co-hosted [[Fox News Channel]]'s ''[[The Five (TV program)|The Five]]''.<ref name=Boedeker/>
In June 2011 on the Fox Business Network, Bolling criticized President [[Barack Obama]]'s decision to meet with Gabon's president, [[Ali Bongo Ondimba]], in the White House. Bolling remarked, "Guess who's coming to dinner? A dictator." He then went on to also criticize Obama for allowing rapper [[Common (rapper)|Common]] to appear in the [[White House]] a few weeks before, exclaiming "it's not the first time he's had a hoodlum in the hizzouse." Progressive group [[Media Matters]] criticized Bolling, saying "Calling the president of Gabon and Common 'hoods in the hizzy' is not colorful commentary, it is overt racism." Bolling first defended himself on [[Twitter]] before later apologizing, saying, "We got a little fast and loose with the language, and we know it's been interpreted as being disrespectful, and for that, I'm sorry."<ref>{{cite news | last1=Shahid | first1=Aliyah | title=Eric Bolling, Fox Business Host, Apologizes for 'Racist' Obama 'Hoodlum In the Hizzouse' Comments | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/eric-bolling-fox-business-host-apologizes-racist-obama-hoodlum-hizzouse-comments-article-1.126104 | date=June 14, 2011 | newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] | access-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref> Media Matters also criticized Bolling for his on-air promotion of [[Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|citizenship conspiracy theories about Barack Obama]] ("birtherism") and conspiracy theories about the [[murder of Seth Rich]], as well as for his claim in 2011 that "liberal Hollywood was using class warfare" in a [[The Muppets (2011 film)|Muppets movie]] "to brainwash our kids" and his claim in 2012 that "Every terrorist on American soil has been a Muslim."<ref name=Alderman>Julie Alderman, [https://www.mediamatters.org/abc/abcs-week-host-eric-bolling-misogynistic-bigoted-birther-fox-news ABC's This Week to host Eric Bolling, a misogynistic, bigoted birther from Fox News], Media Matters for America (June 21, 2017).</ref>
In 2017, [[Bob Beckel]] said that Bolling and [[Roger Ailes]] saved his life after performing the [[Heimlich maneuver]] on him at a restaurant.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/14/bob-beckel-choking-roger-ailes-eric-bolling_n_1010801.html|title= Bob Beckel Choking: Says Roger Ailes, Eric Bolling Saved His Life|work=[[HuffPost]]|date= October 14, 2011}}</ref>
While at Fox, Bolling was a guest host on several Fox News opinion shows, such as ''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2017/10/25/eric-bolling-tells-bill-oreilly-not-to-use-his-sons-death-as-political-cover/|title=Former Fox News pundit Eric Bolling fires back at Bill O'Reilly for inappropriate comments|date=October 25, 2017|website=[[Salon.com|Salon]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/329428-plenty-of-post-oreilly-options-scenarios-for-fox-news|title=Plenty of post-O'Reilly options, scenarios for Fox News|first=Kyle|last=Balluck|date=April 19, 2017|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tv-ratings-cnn-town-hall-867340/|title=TV Ratings: CNN Town Hall and O'Reilly Sub Top Donald Trump on MSNBC|first1=Mikey|last1=O'Connell|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/02/trump-town-hall-doesnt-result-in-ratings-win-for-msnbc-219439|title=MSNBC's Trump town hall falls to CNN and Fox News in the ratings|first=Hadas|last=Gold|website=[[Politico]]|date=February 18, 2016 }}</ref> and ''[[Fox and Friends]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/07/facebook-conspiracy-censor-conservatives/313719/|title=No, There (Probably) Isn't a Facebook Conspiracy to Censor Conservatives|first=Brian|last=Fung|date=July 2, 2013|website=[[The Atlantic]]c}}</ref>
In April 2017, as part of prime-time lineup changes with [[Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]]'s exit, Fox announced that ''The Five'' would be moving to the 9 p.m. time slot. ''[[Fox News Specialists]]'' was created to replace ''The Five'' in the 5 p.m. time slot, with Bolling serving as a co-host alongside [[Katherine Timpf]] and [[Eboni Williams]]. The program premiered on May 1, 2017, but was cancelled when Bolling departed the network.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fox News Channel programming changes|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/fox-news-channel-programming-changes|website=[[Fox News]]|access-date=April 21, 2017|date=April 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Guthrie|first1=Marisa|title=Eboni K. Williams, Katherine Timpf and Eric Bolling to Host 5 p.m. Show on Fox News|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-news-adds-eboni-k-williams-katherine-timpf-eric-bollings-new-show-998427|access-date=April 28, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 28, 2017}}</ref>
====Trump support and political commentary==== Bolling describes his commentary as "really right wing, hard-core conservative commentaries" and has said, "I think this is what my brand personally is all about."<ref name=FutureSenate>Hadas Gold, [https://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/19/eric-bolling-fox-news-senate-race-239647 Fox's Bolling talks of a future Senate run], ''Politico'' (June 19, 2017).</ref> Bolling has been an outspoken and longtime supporter of [[Donald Trump]],<ref name=FutureSenate/> vocally supporting him since the launch of his [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|presidential campaign]] in 2015.<ref name=Borchers/><ref name=Tani>Maxwell Tani, [https://www.businessinsider.com/eric-bolling-fox-news-trump-2016-12 Fox News host with close ties to Trump discusses his dynamic role at the network], ''Business Insider'' (December 28, 2016).</ref> Trump and Bolling first met on the set of ''[[The Apprentice (American TV series)|The Apprentice]]'' about ten years before Trump's 2016 presidential campaign; the two were introduced by [[Mark Burnett]], a mutual friend, and went on to develop close ties.<ref name=Tani/> In November 2016, after Trump's election but before his inauguration, Bolling was considered by Trump for an appointment in the [[U.S. Department of Commerce]],<ref name=Borchers/><ref>Hadas Gold, [https://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/11/fox-news-eric-bolling-talking-to-trump-team-about-commerce-gig-231669 Fox News' Eric Bolling talking to Trump team about Commerce gig], ''Politico'' (November 19, 2016).</ref> and the following month, Bolling described himself as "fortunate enough to have a close relationship with the incoming administration."<ref name=Tani/> Bolling's promotion to hosting his own show on Fox News, effective at the beginning of May 2017, was seen as a victory for the Trump White House.<ref name=Borchers/> Bolling interviewed Trump more than six times over his presidency.<ref name=BollingCongress>Alex Isenstadt, [https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/12/eric-bolling-south-carolina-campaign-475541 Former Fox host Eric Bolling considering congressional campaign], ''Politico'' (March 12, 2021).</ref>
====Sexual harassment allegations and ouster==== On August 4, 2017, ''[[HuffPost]]'' reported that several years before and on separate occasions, Bolling allegedly sent unsolicited lewd text messages and lewd photos to three female colleagues at Fox News or Fox Business Network.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/eric-bolling-fox-news-text-messages_us_5984d2bbe4b0cb15b1be6d65|title=Fox News Host Sent Unsolicited Lewd Text Messages To Colleagues, Sources Say|last=Ali|first=Yashar|date=August 4, 2017|work=[[HuffPost]]|access-date=September 4, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> He was also accused of making "wildly inappropriate" comments to female employees.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/eric-bolling-sexual-harassment-allegations_us_59865320e4b0cb15b1beebc6|title=New Sexual Harassment Allegations Leveled Against Fox News' Eric Bolling|last=Ali|first=Yashar|date=August 5, 2017|work=[[HuffPost]]|access-date=August 6, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> After the article was published a former Fox News guest alleged that Bolling made numerous [[Sexual harassment|unwanted sexual advances]] towards her.<ref name=philly/>
Bolling denied the allegations against him.<ref name="philly">{{cite news|last1=Tornoe|first1=Rob|title=Hours after Fox News suspends Eric Bolling, an accuser comes forward|url=http://www.kfcnews.com/entertainment/fox-news-suspends-eric-bolling-text-message-lewd-photos-female-coworkers-20170805.html|access-date=August 6, 2017|work=KFCNews.com|date=August 5, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The day after the ''HuffPost'' article was published, Bolling was suspended from Fox News pending an investigation, which the network commissioned the law firm [[Paul, Weiss]] to conduct.<ref name=SteelSuspends>{{cite news|title=Fox News Ousts Eric Bolling After Probe Into Lewd Text Messages|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/business/media/fox-news-ousts-eric-bolling-after-probe-into-lewd-text-messages.html|date=September 8, 2017|author=Emily Steel|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Jacey Fortin|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/05/business/media/fox-news-suspends-eric-bolling.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 5, 2017|title=Fox News Suspends Eric Bolling After Report of Lewd Text Messages}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediaite.com/online/breaking-eric-bolling-suspended-from-fox-news/|title=BREAKING: Eric Bolling Suspended from Fox News|last=Feldman|first=Josh|date=August 5, 2017|website=www.mediaite.com|language=en|access-date=August 5, 2017}}</ref> A few days after the article was published, Bolling filed a [[summons]]<ref name=SteelSuit>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/business/eric-bolling-fox-news-lawsuit-lewd-photo-article.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 5, 2017|title=Eric Bolling, Suspended by Fox News, Sues Over Lewd-Photo Article}}</ref> and "notice of an intent to file a defamation lawsuit" in New York state court for $50 million against freelance writer [[Yashar Ali]], who wrote the story for ''HuffPost''.<ref name=GuardianSon>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/sep/09/eric-bolling-trump-fox-news|title=Son of former Fox News host Eric Bolling dies at 19|date=September 9, 2017|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref name="BI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/eric-bolling-sues-yashar-huffpost-writer-2017-8|title= Fox News host Eric Bolling is suing a reporter for $50 million over story about sexual harassment allegations|work=[[Business Insider]]|date=August 9, 2017|access-date=August 9, 2017}}</ref> Bolling's summons did not specify the statements he contended were defamatory,<ref name=CullinsAbramovitch>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/eric-bolling-lawsuit-yashar-ali-enlists-power-lawyer-patty-glaser-defamation-fight-1028959|date=August 11, 2017|title=Journalist Targeted by Fox News Anchor Threatens Sanctions If $50M Suit Isn't Dropped|newspaper=Hollywood Reporter|author1=Jessica Cullins |author2=Seth Abramovitch }}</ref> and he did not bring an actual [[complaint (law)|complaint]] against Ali.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lawandcrime.com/opinion/eric-bollings-50-million-lawsuit-is-a-total-pr-stunt-and-he-definitely-knows-it/|work=[[Law & Crime]]|author=Elura Nanon|date=August 10, 2017|title=Eric Bolling's $50 Million Lawsuit is a Total PR Stunt, and He Seems to Know It}}</ref> Ali and ''HuffPost'' stood by the accuracy of the article;<ref name=SteelSuit/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediaite.com/online/huffpost-contributor-yashar-ali-claims-hes-being-sued-by-eric-bolling-over-harassment-story/|title=Eric Bolling Plans to Sue HuffPost Contributor Yashar Ali Over Harassment Story (UPDATE)|website=www.mediaite.com|date=August 9, 2017|language=en|access-date=2017-08-10}}</ref> Ali's lawyer, in a letter to Bolling's lawyer, wrote that any lawsuit would be frivolous because Bolling is a [[public figure]], because "Mr. Ali conducted a thorough investigation and verified his information with 14 independent sources," and because "truth is always a defense to defamation."<ref name=CullinsAbramovitch/>
On September 8, 2017, Bolling departed Fox News.<ref name=SteelSuspends/><ref name=Jones>{{cite news|author=Jessica Jones|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/09/08/eric-bolling-latest-fox-host-ousted/647902001/|title=Eric Bolling is latest Fox host to be ousted|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=September 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-payne-fox-harassment-20170908-story.html|title=Eric Bolling is out at Fox News over sex pictures, while Charles Payne returns to Fox Business|first=Stephen|last=Battaglio|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 8, 2017}}</ref> In a statement, the network said that "Eric Bolling and Fox have agreed to part ways amicably." As a result of his departure, ''Fox News Specialists'' was canceled by the network.<ref name="September 8">{{cite news|last1=Ali|first1=Yashar|title=Eric Bolling Out At Fox News|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/eric-bolling-fox-news_us_59b2fb2de4b0354e4411f212|work=[[HuffPost]]|access-date=September 8, 2017|date=September 8, 2017}}</ref>
===Career after Fox=== [[File:Eric Bolling by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.7|Bolling at [[Conservative Political Action Conference|CPAC]] 2018]]
====Blaze Media==== Bolling joined the [[Conservative Review]]'s CRTV in the summer of 2018. CRTV merged with TheBlaze to form [[Blaze Media]] in 2018; in December 2018, Bolling signed an agreement to stay with Blaze Media through 2021.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Eric Bolling Signs New Deal to Stay at Blaze Media Through 2021|date =December 19, 2018|url =https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/eric-bolling-signs-new-deal-to-stay-at-blaze-media-through-2021/388647/}}</ref> Bolling hosted the television show ''America'' on [[TheBlaze]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=America with Eric Bolling|url=https://www.blazetv.com/series/6adSJvu5LIC8-america-with-eric-bolling|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref>
====Sinclair Broadcast Group==== Bolling began hosting ''America This Week'', which is produced by [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] and carried by their stations as a [[Sunday morning talk show]], in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Exclusive: BlazeTV's Eric Bolling Launches New Show on Sinclair| work = Mediaite| access-date = 2020-07-26| date = 2019-04-03| url = https://www.mediaite.com/tv/blazetvs-eric-bolling-launches-new-show-on-sinclair-and-his-first-guest-is-a-doozy/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Sinclair Broadcast Group|date=2020-07-23|title=America This Week: K.T. McFarland on inquiry into Russia|url=https://wlos.com/news/america-this-week-w-eric-bolling/america-this-week-united-we-stand-w-eric-bolling-07-23-2020|access-date=2020-07-24|website=WLOS}}</ref> At Sinclair, Bolling repeatedly promoted Trump's campaign to discredit [[Postal voting in the United States|voting by mail]] and noted that mail-in voting was prone to fraud.<ref>Zachary Pleat, [https://www.mediamatters.org/sinclair-broadcast-group/sinclair-spread-eric-bollings-disparagement-mail-voting-across-america Sinclair spread Eric Bolling's disparagement of mail-in voting across America], (July 13, 2020).</ref>
In 2020, Bolling conducted an interview for ''America This Week'' with [[Judy Mikovits]], a researcher featured in the video ''[[Plandemic]]''.<ref name="DarcySetAir">{{Cite web |author=Darcy |first=Oliver |author-link=Oliver Darcy |date=July 25, 2020 |title=Local TV stations across the country set to air discredited 'Plandemic' researcher's conspiracy theory about Fauci |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/24/media/sinclair-fauci-conspiracy-bolling/index.html |publisher=[[CNN Business]]}}</ref> The video promotes theories regarding the coronavirus pandemic, and suggests that Dr. [[Anthony Fauci]], the U.S. government's chief infectious disease scientist, "manufactured" [[coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]].<ref name=DarcySetAir/> In the segment, Bolling also interviewed Mikovits's lawyer, [[Larry Klayman]].<ref name=DarcySetAir/> After the plans to air the segment on local Sinclair stations across the U.S. generated criticism, Sinclair postponed the segment to "rework" it<ref>{{Cite web |author=Darcy |first=Oliver |author-link=Oliver Darcy |date=July 25, 2020 |title=Sinclair says it will postpone and 'rework' segment featuring conspiracy theory about Fauci |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/25/media/sinclair-pulls-fauci-conspiracy-segment/index.html |publisher=[[CNN Business]]}}</ref> before dropping the segment entirely two days later.<ref name="DarcyJune27">{{Cite web |author=Darcy |first=Oliver |author-link=Oliver Darcy |date=June 27, 2020 |title=Sinclair drops segment featuring conspiracy theory about Fauci |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/27/media/sinclair-fauci-conspiracy/index.html |publisher=[[CNN Business]]}}</ref> Bolling said he did not endorse Mikovits' claims.<ref name=DarcyJune27/> In January 2021, Sinclair announced the cancellation of the show.<ref>Celine Castronuovo, [https://thehill.com/homenews/media/536265-sinclair-cancels-eric-bollings-show-host-to-launch-podcast-with-favre Sinclair cancels Eric Bolling's show, host to launch podcast with Brett Favre], ''The Hill'' (January 28, 2021).</ref>
After his Sinclair program was canceled, Bolling launched a podcast co-hosted with former football player [[Brett Favre]].<ref name=BollingCongress/>
===Consideration of Congressional runs=== In June 2017, Bolling publicly mulled running as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] for [[U.S. Senate]] after his contract with Fox expired; Bolling opined that some Republicans were insufficiently right wing.<ref name=FutureSenate/> In early 2021, Bolling considered a Congressional run in 2022, looking into a possible Republican primary challenge in [[South Carolina]] to either Representative [[Tom Rice]] (who voted to [[Second impeachment of Donald Trump|impeach Trump]] over his role in the [[2021 United States Capitol attack|2021 United States Capitol riot]]) or Representative [[Nancy Mace]].<ref name=BollingCongress/>
== Personal life == Bolling lives in [[Boca Raton, Florida]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} He is [[Catholic]].<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/the-five/transcript/what-are-five-giving-lent Fox News: "What are 'The Five' giving up for Lent?"] February 13, 2013</ref> He and his wife Adrienne had one son, Eric Chase, who died from an accidental drug overdose at 19 years old, on September 8, 2017. His death occurred on the same day his father departed Fox News.<ref name=GuardianSon/><ref>{{cite news|last=Siegel|first=Rachel|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/09/09/ousted-fox-news-host-eric-bollings-19-year-old-son-found-dead/|title=19-year-old son of ousted Fox News host Eric Bolling is found dead|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=September 9, 2017|access-date=July 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Siegel|first=Rachel|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/10/27/former-fox-news-host-says-son-died-from-an-overdose-doctors-found-a-mix-of-drugs-in-his-system/|title=Former Fox News host says son died from an overdose. Doctors found a mix of drugs in his system.|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=October 27, 2017|access-date=July 24, 2018}}</ref>
== Books == *''Wake Up America: The Nine Virtues That Made Our Nation Great—and Why We Need Them More Than Ever'' (2016) {{ISBN|978-1250112507}} - Bolling's first book.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/eric-bolling-its-grit-that-makes-america-great-its-time-to-stop-whining-and-get-to-work|title=Eric Bolling: It's grit that makes America great. It's time to stop whining and get to work|last=Bolling|first=Eric|date=June 28, 2016|newspaper=[[Fox News]]|language=en-US|access-date=October 30, 2016}}</ref> *''The Swamp: Washington's Murky Pool of Corruption and Cronyism and How Trump Can Drain It'' (2017) {{ISBN|978-1250150189}}
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==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://wjla.com/news/america-this-week-w-eric-bolling ''America This Week with Eric Bolling''] on [[WJLA-TV]] *[https://www.crtv.com/category/america-with-eric-bolling ''America with Eric Bolling''] on [[Conservative Review|CRTV]]
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