NBC News has cut ties with former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, just days after she was announced as a paid analyst for the network. There had been a growing internal backlash at the division over her hire. Meanwhile, CAA also has dropped McDaniel as a client, sources familiar with the situation tell Deadline. A source … Read more
UPDATE: Rachel Maddow devoted the top of her MSNBC show to outlining the reasons for her objections to NBC News‘ hire of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel, calling the decision “inexplicable” and challenging some of the network spin in response to the backlash. “I will tell you, the fact that Ms. McDaniel is … Read more
NBC News is facing an internal and external backlash over its hiring of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor, with critics blasting the decision given her past support of Donald Trump’s unfounded election claims. On Friday, the network was announced that McDaniel would be joining the network to offer election … Read more
Ronna McDaniel, the former chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, is joining NBC News as a political analyst. McDaniel will start in her role on Sunday with an appearance on Meet the Press with Kristen Welker. She will sit for an interview, her first since stepping down last month. The network said that the conversations … Read more
Ronna McDaniel announced her resignation as the chair of the Republican National Committee, as President Donald Trump looks to place a team of loyalists as the leaders of the party. “The RNC has historically undergone change once we have a nominee and it has always been my intention to honor that tradition,” McDaniel said in … Read more
