Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski announced that Ronna McDaniel will not appear on Morning Joe as a paid NBC News contributor.
Joe Scarborough said: “I know you won’t be surprised to hear that we were inundated with calls this weekend, as were most people connected to this network, regarding NBC’s decision to hire her. We found out about the hiring when we read about it in the press on Friday. We were not asked for our opinion on the hiring, but if we had done so we would have strongly opposed it for several reasons. Iing but not limited to, as lawyers might say, Ms. McDaniels’ role in Donald Trump’s false election scheme and her pressure on election officials not to certify the election results while Donald Trump was on the phone.
Mika Brzezinski continued: “To be clear, we believe NBC News should seek out conservative Republican voices to provide balance in election coverage, but they should be conservative Republicans, not a person who has used his position of power to be an anti-election democracy”. denier. Let’s hope NBC reconsiders its decision. Needless to say, she will not be a guest on Morning Joe as a paid contributor.
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The two most powerful talents on air on MSNBC are Joe Scarborough and Rachel Maddow. A look at the network’s schedule reveals that most of the talent who have shows have some connection to Maddow or Morning Joe. These two programs are ratings drivers and an important part of the MSNBC brand.
So for Scarborough and Brzezinski to announce on the air that they oppose McDaniel’s hiring and that she will not appear on their show is a big deal.
The fact that they weren’t asked about the hiring ahead of time matches what Chuck Todd said on Sunday’s Meet The Press
It appears that NBC’s corporate bosses decided to hire McDaniel without asking or talking to any of the talent about it.
McDaniel’s hiring and platform have been criticized by everyone from Liz Cheney to the Michigan Secretary of State.
NBC News made a big mistake and needs to get out of Ronna McDaniel’s business today.
make their move or pack their bags and end this investigation.
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