Ex-RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel Hiring Lawyers After Being Axed by NBC News Following On-Air Revolt by Anchors: Report
Ex-RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel will soon be getting her pink slip, according to a new report.
March 26 2024, Published 4:12 p.m. ET
Former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel is claimed to be lawyering up amid swirling rumors that she will be dropped by NBC News following an on-air revolt from talent, RadarOnline.com has learned.
Last Friday, it was revealed the ex-Republican National Committee chairwoman was signed as a political analyst, ruffling feathers among current and former staffers.
There was immense pushback in addition to unprecedented televised rebukes of network leadership by NBC and MSNBC personalities, including stars Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid and Nicolle Wallace who spoke out against the decision to bring her onboard.
Maddow, for her part, called the hiring "inexplicable" as others echoed their own grievances.
"I mean, you wouldn't hire a wiseguy, you wouldn't hire a made man like a mobster to work at a DA's office, right?" she quipped with a laugh, noting she hoped the network would "reverse their decision."
Last Friday, it was revealed the ex-Republican National Committee chairwoman was signed as a political analyst, ruffling feathers among current and former staffers.
Maddow also referenced McDaniel's role in former president Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. McDaniel was accused of joining the embattled GOP frontrunner to pressure Michigan election officials not to certify the election there.
Puck News reported that NBC planned to drop McDaniel as a paid contributor, further claiming that executives were deliberating over the details and preparing an announcement.
During a recent interview, McDaniel said that she disagrees with Trump's plan to free some Jan. 6 prisoners.
"If you attacked our Capitol and ... you've been convicted, then that should stay," she said, adding that she still does not hold Trump responsible for the attack.
McDaniel stated that President Biden won "fair and square" on Sunday, explaining, "I do think it's fair to say there were problems in 2020, and to say that does not mean he's not the legitimate president."
Maddow, for her part, called the hiring "inexplicable" as others echoed their own grievances.
NBC News recruited McDaniel as a further way to examine "the diverse perspectives of American voters," according to an internal memo by Carrie Budoff Brown.
Veteran NBC anchor Chuck Todd was among those who vented their frustrations about her hiring, telling his audience, "There's a reason why there are a lot of journalists at NBC News uncomfortable with this."
Todd stated that McDaniel "has credibility issues" which is yet another reason he didn't feel she was a good fit. Furthermore, he claimed "many of our professional dealings with the R.N.C. over the last six years have been met with gaslighting, have been met with character assassination."
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Joe Scarborough, for his part, said he and wife Mika were not asked for "our opinion of the hiring but, if we were, we would have strongly objected to it for several reasons."
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