Leadership at NBC raced to calm an uproar from within the network, some of it coming from some of the country’s best-known TV anchors, over the hiring of former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel. Now, news is breaking that the network has rescinded her hiring in the wake of growing pressure.
"NBC NEWS plans to drop ex RNC-chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor following on-air revolt from NBC/MSNBC talent. Execs are deliberating over details; announcement pending. Meanwhile, McDaniel is seeking legal representation," Puck News reporter Dylan Byers wrote in a post to X this Tuesday.
The hiring of McDaniel drew heavy criticism from many of the network's main personalities, including Chuck Todd, Joe Scarborough, and Rachel Maddow.
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Scarborough went so far as to say he would flat-out not book her on his "Morning Joe" program and it was unclear what use she would be as a commentator if no one on the network wanted to bring her onto their programs.
The major criticism from NBC News and MSNBC personalities centered on her efforts to help former President Donald Trump delegitimize the results of the 2020 election by peddling false claims about mass voter fraud being to blame for his loss.
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