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Roughly 90 minutes later, Maddow took a “point of personal privilege” during her show to address the “changes that have been announced at MSNBC over the last couple of days.” Noting that she would go back to just hosting on Monday nights after Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office is complete, adding that this was always the original plan, Maddow pointed out that Wagner would not be returning to anchor the 9 p.m.
MSNBC star Rachel Maddow lambasted her own network on Monday night for parting ways with longtime host Joy Reid and canceling a number of shows anchored by women of color, calling the decision “indefensible” and a “bad mistake.”.
Besides Reid losing not only her weeknight show but also her job, the liberal cable news channel also dropped programs hosted by Alex Wagner, Katie Phang, and others while rearranging much of the network’s lineup.
Stating that there has been “no colleague for whom I have had more affection and more respect than Joy Reid,” Maddow then directed her ire at MSNBC’s leadership for canceling Reid’s weeknight show.
When NBC News briefly hired former Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel as a political analyst, Maddow called the hiring “inexplicable” and akin to a district attorney hiring a “mobster.” The network eventually reversed course and dropped McDaniel amid the on-air revolt.
