Chuck Todd Questions His Network, NBC News, Over Hiring of Former R.N.C. Chair
Source: New York Times
March 24, 2024 Updated 3:13 p.m. ET
The veteran NBC anchor Chuck Todd publicly attacked the leadership of his own network on Sunday, questioning why NBC News hired Ronna McDaniel, the former chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, and declaring live on air, Theres a reason why there are a lot of journalists at NBC News uncomfortable with this.
Mr. Todds comments on Meet the Press, the flagship political show he anchored for nine years, were an extraordinary escalation of behind-the-scenes tensions simmering within NBC News and its cable cousin, MSNBC, since the announcement on Friday that Ms. McDaniel had been brought onboard as a political analyst.
Some journalists at NBC were taken aback by the decision to hire Ms. McDaniel, citing her tenure at the R.N.C. under President Donald J. Trump, when she regularly echoed Mr. Trumps criticisms of the news media and, in particular, the left-leaning programs on MSNBC.
Rashida Jones, the MSNBC president, called several prominent anchors over the weekend to assure them they would not be forced to book Ms. McDaniel on their shows, according to two people briefed on the conversations who requested anonymity to share details meant to be private.
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Fiendish Thingy
(15,623 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,082 posts)Unless he's tired of being relegated to the basement/2nd tier level now and this is a possible "parting shot".
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,023 posts)Karma13612
(4,552 posts)On the show like this, is really underscoring an enormous amount of pushback going on.
I vehemently dislike him. But Im glad he came forward. I hope NBC takes the hint and ends their affiliation with her. They underestimated the amount of animosity that their move must have caused.
Mass exodus is my guess.