The fallout continues at NBC News over the hiring of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel.
On Monday morning, MSNBC Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski weighed in on her hiring as a political analyst, saying that they had been “inundated with calls” about the controversial move.
“We learned about the hiring when we read about it in the press on Friday,” Scarborough said to viewers.
“We weren’t asked our opinion of the hiring but if we were, we would have strongly objected to it for several reasons,” he continued, discussing her role in the aftermath of the 2020 Election to pressure election officials.
A source told The Hollywood Reporter that MSNBC president Rashida Jones told anchors and executive producers at the cable channel that they retain full editorial control of their shows, and are under no obligation to book McDaniel, though she may appear on the cable channel should a show request a booking.
The comments from Scarborough and Brzezinski came a day after former Meet the Press and moderator and MSNBC show host Chuck Todd ripped into McDaniel’s hiring on the NBC Sunday show, telling new host Kristen Welker, “I think our bosses owe you an apology for putting you in this situation.”
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