Eric Bolling is an American conservative political commentator, television personality, author, and former commodities trader, born in 1963 in Chicago, Illinois. Before entering into television, he worked as a commodities trader on Wall Street and served on the board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). He worked for Fox News, hosting and co-hosting various shows including "Cashin' In" and "The Five," was involved in developing CNBC's "Fast Money, " was a host on Newsmax TV, and has been a contributor to Blaze Media. He is the author of two books, including “The Swamp: Washington's Murky Pool of Corruption and Cronyism and How Trump Can Drain It.”