NBC News hiring of ex-RNC chair Ronna McDaniel as analyst sets off liberal uproar: 'Appalling'

NBC News' hiring of former Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel as an analyst touched off an uproar over the weekend with media progressives, including former and current MSNBC figures who were appalled at the Donald Trump acolyte appearing on the liberal channel. And it looks like she won't, as the Wall Street Journal reported that McDaniel won't appear on MSNBC after network president Rashida Jones reassured upset staffers.

Mehdi Hasan, the former host who quit MSNBC in January after he was demoted to analyst and fill-in roles, noted McDaniel had previously torn into the cable outlet she could now appear on. 'McDaniel lied about the 2020 election result, was involved in a pressure campaign to get Michigan officials not to certify the vote, and has accused MSNBC of ‘spreading lies’ and employing 'primetime propagandists,'' he wrote on X Friday.

Outside of MSNBC, others also piled on the announcement. Media critic Jeff Jarvis said social media users should collectively boo MSNBC every time she appeared, if she did. 'Hiring Ronna McDaniel is a terrible decision,' liberal commentator David Rothkopf wrote on X. 'Having a range of views is useful. But hiring a proven serial liar is disastrous. NBC is and must be, first and foremost, in the credibility business. She will compromise that every time she appears on air.

She backed off full-throatedly endorsing stolen election theories but did tout 'election integrity' efforts going forward during her tenure, which saw Republicans suffer three straight disappointing election results in 2018, 2020 and 2022. Another former RNC chair, Michael Steele, is a weekend host for MSNBC and often appears as a commentator, but he is a strong foe of the modern GOP. NBC News didn't return a request for comment.

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