Ronna McDaniel Will Not Appear on MSNBC Amid 'Internal Backlash' Over Her Hire at NBC News: Report

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: MEDIAite

Mar 24th, 2024, 9:05 am


Former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel may have inked a deal to appear as a political analyst on NBC News, but she is not welcome on sister network MSNBC, a new report revealed.

According to The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC president Rashida Jones “has no plans to have McDaniel on the channel,” citing “people familiar” with the controversy.

Turmoil has reportedly enveloped the left-leaning MSNBC newsroom following Friday’s announcement that McDaniel had been hired as an on-air contributor for NBC News. The Journal reported that there has been “internal backlash” over the hire — adding that “a number of MSNBC anchors and producers have voiced concern about McDaniel’s ties to former President Donald Trump and the RNC’s role in his efforts to challenge the 2020 election results.”

The New York Times first reported that McDaniel had been hired by NBC. The paper cited an internal NBC memo from politics chief Carrie Budoff Brown, who wrote, “It couldn’t be a more important moment to have a voice like Ronna’s on the team,” to provide “an insider’s perspective on national politics and the future of the Republican Party.”

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/ronna-mcdaniel-will-not-appear-on-msnbc-amid-internal-backlash-over-her-hire-at-nbc-news-report/

[Marthe48]

1. I do have a question

MSNBC has Nicole Wallace (r), David Jolly (r) and other nonpracticing r's (N.W.'s description of herself). It took me quite awhile to warm up to N.W. and I listen to her show, but not daily.

How do the r's that have generally passed the smell test and appear on MSNBC differ from Ronna McDaniel?

Thank you for insight.

[Ninga]

2. As far as I can tell, they don't lie and and pass fact testing.

[hlthe2b]

4. Ronna McDaniel supported and enabled the 2020 "stolen" election conspiracy bullshit. ACTIVELY

She is a proven liar and has defended the January 6 Insurrection. Do you see the difference?

Want to see documentation? She should be in jail for her role in the fake elector scheme, not on NBC:

McDaniel pushed to delay the certification of the presidential results in Michigan, and helped the Trump campaign assemble fake electors, a key part of its plot to throw the Electoral College certification into chaos. This is not standard-issue party-chair stuff. This was a historically dishonest conspiracy.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/03/what-a-coup-nbc-news-just-hired-ronna-mcdaniel/

[FredGarvin]

6. Comcast decides

It's all about money

[Fla Dem]

45. Not sure what money NBC will get out of this.

If she stays, which after the debacle of the last few days is questionable, it's NBC who will be losing money. First McDaniel will be the one getting the contract and all NBC MIGHT get out of it is a few more viewers. If this was an effort to increase their viewership, they have failed. If anything, if McDaniels stays, NBC may actually lose viewers. MAGA viewers would not watch NBC if their life depended on it.

This weekend, MSNBC President Rashida Jones and other executives called network anchors to reassure them that they maintain editorial independence over their shows and are free to book — or not book — whatever guest pundits they please, according to a person at MSNBC close to these conversations.

Jones who played a major role in the decision to hire Mcdaniel, may find herself out of a job.

[FredGarvin]

7. Smell test?

Are you serious?

[Wild blueberry]

8. Nicolle was an R when there was a Repulican party, not MAGA death cult

She actively atones for having worked for George W, and is very clear sighted about what we are facing as a nation.
Her current focus is on the possibility of American autocracy, facing it head on.
She also covers women, gun safety, mental health, Ukraine, and other less-covered by corporate media topics. Goes right to the heart of things. She is that rare combination of intelligence and emotional depth. I will never forget her "Lives Well Lived" segments during Covid.

[Hekate]

19. Well said and factual. Thank you. Nicolle's a gem.

[PatrickforB]

23. And she is on record as saying, "The Left was right all along." I like Nicolle. n/t

[Novara]

16. In my opinion there is no difference. Never trust a republican.

Every one of them would vote for banning abortion, banning LGBT rights, and giving tax cuts to the rich in a heartbeat. Just because they criticize Felonious Fuckface does not make them the friends of liberals.

It's why I have refused to watch msnbc for years. And I used to have it on in the background with the sound off all day long. They keep shifting, and in the wrong direction.

[Mr. Mustard 2023]

35. Precisely....

Although I do like and believe Nicolle Wallace, I don't trust the rest of the MSNBC Republicons.

Andrea Mitchell, Michael Steele, Chuck Todd, Stephanie Ruhle, Joe Scarborough.....

MSNBC tried to shove Greta Van Susteren on us, and she lasted about two weeks.

Isn't it funny how they get all tough with Democrats and weak kneed with Republicons? That's because Dems will tolerate their questions, and not threaten their careers or lives.

Although I do like Chris Hayes, Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell, I stopped watching MSNBC long ago. Their corporate game is obvious, and their insistence on hiring Republicon pundits - despite their audience shows management's true colors.

Not to mention, I cannot take another moment of Deadbeat Donald the Traitor's 24/7 coverage. Some of it needs to be done for sure, but I simply cannot stomach listening and watching about him anymore.

[Novara]

47. I highly recommend Scripps News if your system carries it.

It's real news, and not opinion. It's actually pretty damned refreshing to watch. It isn't sensationalist bullshit, and it isn't 24/7 pundits spouting opinions. They don't have "stars;" just people who are professionals at telling you the facts. And they even do a feel-good story here and there. It's almost what news used to be like.

If your carrier doesn't have it, they have an app for your phone and one for streaming TV.

For me, it is the antidote to constant Don Poorleone coverage 24/7 and a constant BREAKING NEWS banner when what they're talking about broke days ago (I fucking can't stand that sort of sensationalism).

I highly recommend Scripps News for anyone who is sick of sensationalist reporting and constant opinion bullshit masquerading as news.

[Rebl2]

53. My local

nbc station is Scripps news affiliate. They show some of their reports, but it’s mostly local news. It’s the station I watch most often.

[JoseBalow]

49. Didn't NBC try to foist Kelly watzherface on us too?

That was a miserable fail

[agingdem]

54. let's give Joe, Mika, Chuck, Andrea credit for

legitimizing Trump..their hatred for the Clintons, Hillary in particular, was palpable..Joe and Mika were downright giddy at the prospect of their party buddy Trump beating Hillary...they had no problem selling an amoral clown as a viable candidate, someone who would "grow" into the office...Andrea did her daily trash Hillary schtick, and Chuck allowed his Republican guests to spew "but her emails" bullshit without pushback .... and when Trump won, OMG access access access..until Trump did what he does best.. target/attack/demean... Mika and Joe shed their Trump costumes and became rabid anti-Trumpers, Andrea continued to spout Hillary hate, and Chuck, not one to give up access to the Trump White House, played host to any and all MAGA cretins, again with no follow-up or pushback....

and now you have Kristen Welker giving Trump apologist and election denier Ronna McDaniel (newly repentant for a shit-ton of cash) a platform to vomit her crap mea culpas...give me a fucking break!

[flying_wahini]

55. Thanks agingdem. Couldn't have said it better than you have.

We (as consumers of this station) need to speak up when try that crap on us again. I don’t want to but
I will just turn it off, if I must.

[LiberalFighter]

20. It appears you haven't watched much. Especially lately.

Many if not most times Nicole prefaces Trump's name with the following,
or in the case of the twice-impeached, disgraced, now-indicted ex-president.

Some of the fill-ins for her do the same.

There is no reason to provide voice to those that support the overthrow of the government as Ronna McDaniel did. And none of the Republicans (former in some cases now) that appear on the show do. There is enough opposing views that a scumbag like Ronna does not need to be included.

[sybylla]

24. They don't work for Russia and haven't supported an insurrection.

Nor have they continued to claim Felonious Fuckface won the 2020 election.

She has no business on media anywhere except Newsmax and Fox who have also done all of the above.

[Random Boomer]

27. Just how much sackcloth and ashes do you want Nicole Wallace to buy?

As even an infrequent listener to Nicole (I like her, but bad time of day for me), I can't count the number of times that she has spontaneously expressed her extreme regret for having been a Republican. She left the party well before the current craziness became normalized, out of principle and not as grab for commercial interests.

Even Hillary Clinton was a Republican at one time, so just how long do you want to still keep calling them Republicans after they've left the party?

[brush]

32. Nicole Wallace is no longer a republican and openly anti-trump.

[Novara]

48. She's still a republican and would vote to ban abortion in a heartbeat

And give more tax cuts to rich people, and demolish affirmative action, and ...

Never trust a republican.

Just because any of them hate Diaper Don doesn't make any of them trustworthy. Have they given up the GOP and registered Democrat? Nope? I rest my case. Never trust a republican.

[brush]

56. And how do you know all this if you never watch her show?

[Novara]

57. I used to watch her

But I grew weary of the-sky-is-falling breathless "somebody said something and I'm outraged" drumbeat and the constant breaking news banner when there is no actual breaking news. So I stopped watching and my mental health is better for it.

It's all pure sensationalism and it's clear that sensationalism sells. So by all means, if sensationalist gossip masquerading as news is your thing, you do you.

[brush]

58. And you now know her stances on issues because she was once a republican...

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and you once watched her show?

What a great way of researching.

Did you also know Elizabeth Warren used to be a staunch republican?

[Novara]

59. I know she will not dedicate herself to leaving the GOP permanently, unlike Elizabeth Warren

That is good enough for me.

[brush]

60. Again, how do you know? Pres. Obama was once against same sex marriage.

People sometimes change overtime once they are more informed on issues.

Some people, apparently you don't.

[Novara]

62. Ask yourself why this matters so much to you that you'll continue to argue with a person on the internet.

I'm done arguing with you about something that simply doesn't matter. If you want to defend all of msnbc, have at it. I don't care. I haven't watched anything on that channel in ages and I don't intend to, so it just doesn't matter. The fact that their company hired someone who belongs in prison for an attempted coup just tells me I made the right choice.

[brush]

64. So no proof of anything you claimed?

[Novara]

67. I'm not taking your bait.

Just do yourself a favor and stop.

I mean, wow.

[prodigitalson]

61. Nicole Wallace didn't try to steal an election.

[underpants]

3. If on air talent chimed in I'd think Rachel, Lawrence, Joy, and Nicole could have been very influential

Nicole could go to any network she wants to. MSNBC tried to move her to prime time but she said No - wanted to be home at a more reasonable time for her kids. She just had another child too.

[appmanga]

41. Nicolle Wallace owes her MSNBC career to Rachel Maddow...

...who used her as a fill-in, which allowed her talents to be demonstrated. Wallace became a lapsed Republican after experiencing Sarah Palin. Trumpism was her final straw.

[Joinfortmill]

5. I give her six months. Ratings are going to plummet.

[peppertree]

15. The people at NBC will learn why everyone calls her CoRonna McDaniel

Because everyone avoids her like the plague.

[ZonkerHarris]

22. I give her two Scaramucci's

[Fla Dem]

9. Let's not forget Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski who fawned all over Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign.

They had him on almost every morning (on the phone) leading up to the 2016 election.

And then there is Michael Steele who was also a RNC Chairperson 2007-2011.

So adding conservative/Republican personalities to their list of contributors and anchors is nothing new. But McDaniel was a bridge too far.

If I was her after this morning appearance and the follow up with Chucky Todd and Kimberly Atkins Stohr I wouldn't want to show my face in that studio ever again. She was absolutely demolished. I would disappear.

[sybylla]

25. And yet neither of them supported an insurrection or claimed 2020 was won by Mango Mussolini

Nor do they repeat Russian propaganda.

[ificandream]

30. Scarborough and Mika didn't take his campaign seriously at the beginning

It took the country a while to wake up.

[appmanga]

42. People like McDaniel have no shame...

...and their ethics are dictated by dollar bills. Like they did with Hoe Hewitt, NBC needs to cut their losses.

[dlk]

10. What the McDaniel hire clearly demonstrates is the "news" has too often become infotainment

And facts get swept under the rug.

[getagrip_already]

11. Didnt they learn their lesson with whatshername from fox?

A $69 M lesson?

[BumRushDaShow]

13. Yeah that one (Megyn Kelly)

is back to "business as usual" elsewhere 'cause that apple don't fall far from the tree.

[PatSeg]

14. Both Greta and Megan

Can't believe they thought Ronna McDaniel would be a good fit. I can hear televisions clicking off all over the United States as soon as she appears on the screen.

[FakeNoose]

38. You can add Chuck Todd to that list

Not that he was specifically a MAGA or an election denier, because I don't believe he was. But he was definitely an early proponent of both-sider-ism, and he did his best to trash Hillary's campaign. Had he not been fired he would be trashing Biden too.

No, apparently NBC/Comcast will never learn.

[onecaliberal]

12. It couldn't be more important to hear from an un-indicted criminal who tried to overthrow the government 3 years ago?

Do they even hear themselves anymore? WHO is it important to?

[SupportSanity]

17. The higher ups can be very out of touch with reality.

Keith Olbermann has talked about the higher ups quite a bit on his show as he's worked for a lot of networks. Some of the networks have hired him back - sometimes more than once.

He describes how the higher ups can be totally out of touch. Keith doesn't try to explain the why's of it so much as give a very good behind the scenes account of the goings on. And then he lets the audience infer from that.

So, at the meeting to decide about hiring Ronna... Do you think they might've said:
"Wow, look how smart we are!"
"How lucky we are to be able to get Ronna on our network!"
"They will all thank us later!"
Sign here.

Do you think they understand now who the msnbc audience is?

[LiberalFighter]

18. Carrie Budoff Brown needs to be fired.

[dalton99a]

21. +1.

[PatrickforB]

26. I don't know if you all watched Meet the Press this morning.

Welker interviewed McDaniel and did a pretty good job, fact checking all along.

Then Chuck Todd came on and in spite of his disgusting record of bothsiderism and general craven spinelessness, stood tall today. Here is what he said, quoted from Politico:

NBC chief political analyst Chuck Todd on Sunday publicly slammed the company’s decision to hire Ronna McDaniel in a stunning on-air moment immediately following the former RNC chair’s network debut.

“Let me deal with the elephant in the room. I think our bosses owe you an apology for putting you in this situation,” Todd told “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker, who previously interviewed McDaniel, during a subsequent panel discussion.

That was good. Todd excoriated NBC for actually paying McDaniel as a consultant, and cast her entire pack of lies into question by asking whether she was speaking for herself, NBC or the Republican Party.

And then the panel of reporters continued the excoriation of McDaniel.

I thought it was pretty good for MtP.

[WA-03 Democrat]

37. Chuck Toad

The voice of sanity - how far we have fallen

He’s 1000% right

[marble falls]

28. GOOD!

[KS Toronado]

29. " the left-leaning MSNBC newsroom "

Does Mediaite also use the term "right-leaning" when referring to FQX and their kin?

[marble falls]

31. As a matter of fact, they do.

[KS Toronado]

33. Thanks marble

I'll go visit and bookmark them. ...

[marble falls]

39. Mediaite is very good source to debunk RW links and cant. I use it a lot ...

... https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/ is another good source.

[et tu]

43. also mehdi has started zeteo

[marble falls]

44. Alway looking for trustworthy sites. Thanks!

[et tu]

46. sure thing marble

[samnsara]

34. just gonna change channels whenever she appears...

[Mr. Mustard 2023]

36. Gee Golly -

Turns out I didn't have to work 48 years to survive and build a most modest nest egg, all I had to do was try to overthrow the U.S. Federal Government and I would find work on network television as a political insider.

Silly, silly me.

[dem4decades]

40. WTF

So NBC decided they would air liars and insurrectionists and that would be okay because they're not putting them on MSNBC?

Either you admit it's a mistake or just admit you're a whore network.

The NBC News staff have no balls or is it they have no credibility?

[Roy Rolling]

50. One Request

If your comment is “I haven’t watched ______ in______years please do not comment on current media employees. Stop the “I hate Republicans more than you” insinuations, it’s borderline offensive. Thank you.

[Raven123]

51. Good. MSNBC needs to stop these hires.

I have pared back my attention to it’s broadcasts. These people can’t get hired by FOX, so they come to MSNBC to spew their delusions or claim to have had an epiphany. I don’t believe them.

[BamaRefugee]

52. Steve Brannon and Paul Manafort offered to work for scale, announcements coming soon!

[Hikerchick57]

63. I saw her last night, she is sickening, I had to turn her off, all she did was lie about the election!

[Kennah]

65. How surreal for Chuck Todd to be the one to declare a red line and hold NBC to it

[Rebl2]

66. Should not

be on nbc at all.