{"id":2151964,"date":"2024-01-17T17:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T22:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rachel-maddow-defends-msnbcs-choice-not-to-broadcast-trump-victory-speech-we-cannot-knowingly-broadcast-untrue-things\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T17:30:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T22:30:22","slug":"rachel-maddow-defends-msnbcs-choice-not-to-broadcast-trump-victory-speech-we-cannot-knowingly-broadcast-untrue-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rachel-maddow-defends-msnbcs-choice-not-to-broadcast-trump-victory-speech-we-cannot-knowingly-broadcast-untrue-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Maddow supports MSNBC&#8217;s decision to not air Trump&#8217;s victory speech, citing the importance of not disseminating false information"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frachel-maddow-defends-msnbcs-choice-not-to-broadcast-trump-victory-speech-we-cannot-knowingly-broadcast-untrue-things%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2151964&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L) (Photo by SAUL\u2064 LOEB\/AFP \u2064via Getty Images) \/ (R)\u200c Rachel Maddow attends\u2064 Variety &#038; Rolling Stone Truth Seekers Summit at Second \u2064on August 02,\u2062 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>2:15\u2063 PM \u2013 Wednesday, January \u206317, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Show host and anchor \u2063at MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, faced backlash when she\u2064 boldly declared \u200dthat the left-wing network would \u2063not air Donald Trump\u2019s victory \u2062speech in\u200b Iowa, assuming\u200b it would be &#8220;full of lies.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Social media users online drew attention to the fact that \u2063Maddow, the host\u2063 of <em>The Rachel Maddow Show \u2063 <\/em>and an\u2063 anchor for <em>MSNBC<\/em>, \u200bwas among \u2063the most outspoken supporters of the \u200dnow-debunked theory that Trump \u200chad\u200b ties to \u2063Russia and that Russian\u2062 hackers had stolen\u2062 the 2016 election\u200c for the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Following his overwhelming \u2063triumph in the Iowa caucus, Maddow, who anchors the\u2064 network\u2019s coverage from New\u2064 York, stated that the\u2063 network will continue to \u2062refrain from airing Trump\u2019s victory remarks in real time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt is not an easy decision, but there is a cost to us as a news organization\u200c of knowingly\u2062 broadcasting untrue things. And that is a fundamental truth of our business and who we are,\u201d Maddow \u2063said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She went on to claim that\u200c the decision was \u201cnot out of spite.\u2062 It is not a \u2063decision that we relish. It is a decision that\u2063 we regularly \u2063revisit and \u200bhonestly, earnestly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maddow\u200d also said that if Trump\u2019s comments produced \u201cany news,\u201d <em>MSNBC <\/em>would \u2063inform viewers.<\/p>\n<p>This prompted at\u2062 least one person on X (Twitter) to call\u2063 <em>MSNBC<\/em>, due to its affiliation with President Biden\u2019s\u2062 leftist\u2063 ideals, a \u201cstate-run TV\u201d network.<\/p>\n<p><em>NBC <\/em>is \u201cGround Zero\u2062 for it,\u201d according to pundit\u200d Glenn \u2064Greenwald, \u2063who labeled Maddow as \u201cthe\u200c reigning queen\u200b of TV disinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other liberal\u2064 news\u2062 anchors,\u2063 like <em>CNN<\/em>\u2019s Jake Tapper, even attempted\u2062 to speak over\u2063 Trump early in his speech while he was outlining his border proposal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cA\u2063 relatively subdued \u2063speech as the things go so far. \u200bAlthough, here he is, right now, under my\u200c voice. You can hear him repeating his anti-immigrant\u200c rhetoric,\u201d\u200c Tapper said, frustrated about Trump\u2019s win.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Being \u2063one \u2062of the most outspoken opponents of Trump during his presidency, Maddow frequently\u2064 devoted lengthy chunks \u200bof her own\u2062 9 p.m.\u200b show to discussing theories that\u200b have now been proven false regarding\u2064 Russian meddling\u2062 and manipulation \u2062of the president\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Her \u2062show was heavily influenced \u2063by the \u200dcontentious Steele dossier,\u2062 which contained a number of outrageous, \u200bunsubstantiated claims about Trump\u2019s connections \u2063to Russia.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the \u2062Durham report concluded that \u201cnone of the substantive allegations contained in\u2063 the Steele reporting could be corroborated by\u2063 the [FBI] investigators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However,\u2064 Maddow still continued to hint that\u2062 the Steele dossier supported allegations of Russian meddling.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe\u2064 bottom line allegation \u2062of this unproven dossier is that Russia\u200b didn\u2019t just attack our election; they did so \u2062with the knowledge of and support of the Trump campaign \u200dthat the Trump folks were in on it that they knew what Russia was doing \u2064while they were doing it,\u2064 and they continued\u200d meeting with Russians,\u201d Maddow asserted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhat [Steele] says \u200dhe found was evidence not \u2062just of Russia \u200cattacking the US presidential election, but one\u200b party in that election\u2014the Trump campaign\u2014helping, going\u200d along with\u2062 it, colluding, being part of it\u2014and that is a way worse\u2064 allegation than \u2063just the Russians \u2063attacking our election,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Since then, her show\u2019s ratings have been declining, beginning with a 19% reduction the \u200cweek after the \u2062release of the Mueller\u200d report.<\/p>\n<p>Maddow has a deal with \u200dthe\u2063 network that expires in 2024, nonetheless, \u2063her appearances have decreased throughout\u200c the Biden administration reign. She also reportedly took a\u200b few weeks \u200coff\u200b from her $30 \u200bmillion-a-year <em>MSNBC<\/em> job in 2022 in order to focus on\u2062 producing podcasts and movies.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! \u200bReceive breaking\u2062 news\u2063 blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this\u2063 post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard\u2063 launches attacks in Northern Iraq, Syria,\u2063 and now\u200b reports suggest Iran \u2063invaded Pakistani airspace.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>The Biden Administration \u2064designates the\u2063 Houthi terror \u200bgroup as a &#8216;specially designated terror list,&#8217; distinguishing it from the list assigned by President\u2063 Trump during his tenure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>An American man\u200d who \u2064faked his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rape-suspect-extricated-to-u-s-after-allegedly-faking-own-death\/\" title=\"Rape suspect rescued to U.S. after faking death\">death years ago<\/a> and \u2062fled to Scotland to evade rape \u200ccharges\u2062 finally returns \u200dto the U.S.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>The investigation into the \u2063alleged corruption of the Biden family in \u200cUkraine \u200btakes a new \u200bturn as a former Ukrainian lawmaker presents shocking new evidence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Executives\u200d at the WEF grapple\u2062 with \u200chow to turn early demos into profitable ventures.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Apple ends Samsung Electronics&#8217; \u200c12-year reign as the largest \u200dseller of smartphones in the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Tesla CEO \u200cElon Musk expresses discomfort with \u2064growing the automaker to be a leader in AI \u2064and robotics \u2062without having at least 25%\u200d voting control of the company.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Google faces a federal jury\u2063 in Boston over allegations that its processors infringe a \u200bcomputer scientist&#8217;s patents.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How has Rachel Maddow&#8217;s \u200ddecision been received by \u2064viewers and\u2062 critics?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rachel Maddow Faces Backlash for Refusing to Air Donald Trump&#8217;s Victory \u200dSpeech<\/p>\n<p>Show host and anchor\u200b at MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, faced backlash when she boldly\u200d declared \u200dthat the left-wing network would not air\u2063 Donald Trump&#8217;s victory speech in Iowa, assuming it would be &#8220;full of lies.&#8221; Maddow, the host of &#8220;The Rachel Maddow Show&#8221; and \u200ban anchor for MSNBC, was among\u200b the most\u2062 outspoken supporters\u2064 of the now-debunked theory that Trump had ties to Russia and that\u200b Russian hackers had stolen the 2016 election for the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Following\u2062 Trump&#8217;s overwhelming triumph in the Iowa caucus, \u2063Maddow stated that the network will continue to\u2062 refrain from airing Trump&#8217;s victory remarks \u200cin real time. \u200c&#8221;It is not \u200ban easy decision, but there is a cost\u200d to us as a news organization of\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-graham-the-powerful-media-pretend-they-are-powerless\/\" title=\"Tim Graham: The Powerful Media Pretend They Are Powerless\">knowingly broadcasting untrue things<\/a>. And that\u200c is a fundamental truth \u2064of our business and who we are,&#8221; Maddow said, justifying her decision.<\/p>\n<p>She claimed that the decision was not out of spite but was regularly revisited by the network. \u200cMaddow also\u2063 assured that if Trump&#8217;s comments produced any news, MSNBC would inform viewers. However, this decision \u200cprompted criticism, with one person even calling MSNBC, due to its affiliation with President Biden&#8217;s leftist ideals, a &#8220;state-run TV&#8221; network.<\/p>\n<p>Pundit Glenn Greenwald labeled Maddow as &#8220;the reigning queen of TV \u2063disinformation&#8221; and accused \u2063NBC, the parent company of MSNBC, as being &#8220;Ground Zero&#8221; for it. Maddow&#8217;s critics argue that she frequently devoted lengthy segments of her show to\u2062 discussing theories that have now been proven\u2062 false \u200bregarding Russian\u2064 meddling and manipulation of the president&#8217;s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Her show heavily relied on the contentious\u2063 Steele dossier, which\u200b contained a number of outrageous, unsubstantiated \u200cclaims about Trump&#8217;s\u2062 connections to Russia. The Durham report \u200dconcluded that none of the substantive allegations in the Steele reporting could be corroborated by\u2064 FBI\u200b investigators.\u200c Despite this, Maddow continued to\u200c hint that the dossier supported allegations \u200bof Russian meddling.<\/p>\n<p>Since then,\u2064 Maddow&#8217;s \u200dshow ratings have \u2063been declining, beginning with a 19%\u200b reduction the week after\u2063 the \u2062release of the Mueller report. It\u200c is worth noting that Maddow&#8217;s deal with the network expires in 2024, and her appearances have already decreased during the\u200b Biden administration reign. She also reportedly took time off from her MSNBC job in \u20622022 to focus on producing\u200c podcasts and movies.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b conclusion, Rachel Maddow&#8217;s decision to refuse \u200bto air Donald Trump&#8217;s victory speech in Iowa \u2064has led to backlash and criticism. While \u200bshe \u200cjustifies it as a way to prevent the broadcasting of \u2063untrue information, her critics argue that it is \u200can example \u2064of biased reporting and disinformation. As a prominent news anchor, Maddow&#8217;s\u2064 actions and statements continue to\u2064 fuel the ongoing debate about media credibility and journalistic ethics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Show host and MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow faced criticism after a photo of her attending the Variety &amp; Rolling Stone Truth Seekers Summit in New York City circulated online. 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