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NBC Backtracks on Decision to Hire Ronna McDaniel After Backlash

by Sandra Rhodes
March 27, 2024 at 10:05 am
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NBC Backtracks on Decision to Hire Ronna McDaniel After Backlash

SIMI VALLEY, CA - APRIL 20: RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel speaks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute's 'A Time for Choosing Speaker Series' at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on April 20, 2023 in Simi Valley, California. McDaniel, who has served as the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee Chairwoman since 2017, is the second woman to serve as Chair of the RNC and the longest serving since the Civil War. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

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Ronna McDaniel’s tenure at NBC News was brief, but eventful — for all the wrong reasons.

NBC News severed ties with McDaniel, the former Republican National Committee chairwoman, after outrage from its onscreen talent, according to NBC News. 

Her employment there lasted five days, Fox News reported.

“There is no doubt that the last several days have been difficult for the News Group. After listening to the legitimate concerns of many of you, I have decided that Ronna McDaniel will not be an NBC News contributor,” NBCUniversal Group Chairman Cesar Conde said in an email to staff Tuesday.

Conde wrote, “I want to personally apologize to our team members who felt we let them down. While this was a collective recommendation by some members of our leadership team, I approved it and take full responsibility for it.”

Conde said McDaniel was hired “because of our deep commitment to presenting our audiences with a widely diverse set of viewpoints and experiences, particularly during these consequential times. We continue to be committed to the principle that we must have diverse viewpoints on our programs, and to that end, we will redouble our efforts to seek voices that represent different parts of the political spectrum.” 

But her actions with the RNC were fresh in her potential co-workers’ minds and they cited a lack of credibility. One example was based on a report by The Detroit News of her backing former President Donald Trump’s assertion that he actually won the 2020 presidential election.

After her appearance on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” Sunday when she discussed a report in The Detroit News that had her on a call with Trump pressuring GOP canvassers in Michigan to not certify the election results, NBC News reported, NBC News chief political analyst Chuck Todd said on the broadcast that “she has credibility issues that she still has to deal with.” 

Todd also put his feelings on X, formerly Twitter.

The issue isn’t about ideology, it’s about basic truth. Those trying to make this a left-right issue are being intentionally dishonest. This is about whether honest journalists are supposed to lend their credibility to someone who intentionally tried to ruin ours.

— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) March 25, 2024

However, he was called out on Fox News when contributor Mollie Hemingway said, “Chuck Todd has pushed the Russia collusion hoax for years. He has NEGATIVE credibility. This is hilarious.”

Chuck Todd has pushed the Russia collusion hoax for years. He has NEGATIVE credibility. This is hilarious. https://t.co/YjhCbdZAZq

— Mollie (@MZHemingway) March 26, 2024

Over on MSNBC, Rachel Maddow voiced her opinion Monday.

“I find the decision to put her on the payroll inexplicable, and I hope they will reconsider that decision,” Maddow said.

On Monday, “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski agreed with balanced election coverage, but she disagreed with hiring McDaniel, “who used her position of power to be an anti-democracy election denier.”

As Fox News reported, there was not as much outrage when MSNBC hired former Biden-Harris administration officials Symone Sanders and Jen Psaki.

“They weren’t just hired as mere analysts like McDaniel, they were both given their own shows,” per Fox News, adding, “Countless Democratic strategists and left-wing journalists from other legacy news organizations have long found a home as paid contributors on MSNBC. 

The outlet also wrote, “The network also has a slew of so-called ‘conservative’ commentators who purportedly bring ideological diversity to the network but in reality sing from the same sheet of music as their liberal counterparts in bashing former President Trump and Republicans broadly.”

Many have voiced their opinions regarding the situation, including Trump:

Wow! Ronna McDaniel got fired by Fake News NBC. She only lasted two days, and this after McDaniel went out of her way to say what they wanted to hear. It leaves her in a very strange place, it’s called NEVER NEVERLAND, and it’s not a place you want to be. These Radical Left…

— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) March 27, 2024

The irony that you also fired her.

— Blue Georgia (@BlueATLGeorgia) March 27, 2024

Ironically, those who preach tolerance and diversity are the first to shun a strong, independent thinker like @RonnaMcDaniel. Her experience at NBC is a stark reminder of why we need to fight harder for a truly free and fair press.

— Bilal Soomro (@Bilalsoomro84) March 27, 2024

Wait, didn’t you fire her right before this?

— middle ground (@kjstravler) March 27, 2024

The true Patriots hate her, and now the commie lefties are laughing at her. NBC will continue to plumet in ratings, and Ronna has no home where she is loved. Sorry, DeSantis supporters, Mitt, and Lisa can take her into their commune of desperation and globalist sympathies.

— Moose (@MooseMoss2M) March 27, 2024

And you only lasted one term so…

— Fraud is EXPENSIVE 😭 🇺🇸 (@MoreForFan5) March 27, 2024
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Sandra Rhodes

IJR, Contributor Writer She was a Story Editor for Indpendent Journal Review since November 2022 and has written for IJR since February 2024. She has been in the newspaper business in various capacities since 1998.

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