Ronna McDaniel Out at NBC After Anchors Object to Hiring

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Facts

  • Former Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has been ousted from her role at NBC News just days after joining the network, amid public objections from prominent employees.1
  • In an email Tuesday announcing the ouster, NBCUniversal Group chairman Cesar Conde said that leadership listened to the 'legitimate concerns' of many NBC hosts, also apologizing to the 'team members who felt we let them down.”2
  • McDaniel’s hiring was announced on Friday and made her debut appearance Sunday on Meet the Press, part of a prescheduled interview that predated her joining NBC. Anchors such as Chuck Todd, Rachel Maddow, and Joe Scarborough quickly condemned the hire on air.3
  • McDaniel stepped down as RNC chair just weeks ago, with many of the NBC hosts expressing concerns over her support for former Pres. Donald Trump and reluctance to say that the 2020 election was fair and transparent.4
  • Trump reacted to the firing on Truth Social, saying that she 'only lasted two days' at 'Fake News NBC' despite going 'out of her way to say what they wanted to hear.' He suggested that she is in a bind as she faces criticism from both sides of the aisle.5
  • NBC’s decision was celebrated by the network’s hosts, but the move was broadly critiqued by conservative media figures and outlets.6

Sources: 1BBC News, 2CNN, 3USA Today, 4Associated Press, 5New York Post and 6The New York Times.

Narratives

  • Left narrative, as provided by CNN. NBC made a mistake in hiring Ronna McDaniel, but the network quickly acknowledged the complaints of key hosts. While media networks may want to have both sides of the political spectrum represented, a news outlet’s primary obligation is to truth and integrity. McDaniel still refuses to condemn false claims that led to the Jan. 6 insurrection, making her a clear threat to democracy. NBC should have never entertained the idea of platforming such a figure.
  • Right narrative, as provided by The Post Millennial. Ronna McDaniel tried to make a deal with the devil by joining Democrat-allied NBC, and she quickly found out that capitulating to the left never pays off. McDaniel went out of her way to parrot left-wing talking points about Pres. Trump and the GOP, yet it wasn’t enough for the corporate media network. This should serve as a lesson that mainstream media will not tolerate any conservative viewpoint, not even from the most cynically 'centrist' RINOS (Republicans in Name Only).