OnPolitics: Ronna McDaniel will no longer join NBC following backlash

Hey OnPolitics readers! Ronna McDaniel will no longer join NBC News as a contributor, after a mutiny by some network employees raised concerns about the former Republican National Committee chair – including on air.

NBC announced last week that McDaniel would serve as a political analyst, contributing to both NBC News and MSNBC, USA TODAY’s Marina Pitofsky and Gary Levin reported. But Cesar Conde, NBC Universal news group chairman, confirmed in a message to the network’s employees Tuesday that the deal was off.

❓ Why were employees mad about McDaniel's hire? Some NBC employees and viewers took aim at McDaniel’s attacks on the legitimacy of the 2020 election. She has long alleged without evidence that there were issues with the 2020 race for the White House, which President Joe Biden won. 

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📺 What did McDaniel's critics say? McDaniel was interviewed on “Meet the Press” last Sunday by host Kristen Welker, addressing the 2020 election, the Capitol riot and her fractures with former President Donald Trump. But after the interview, former "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd criticized NBC mid-show and accused McDaniel of having sweeping “credibility issues.”

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