{"id":2205487,"date":"2024-03-25T08:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T12:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-journos-melt-down-over-network-hiring-former-rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T08:38:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T12:38:58","slug":"nbc-journos-melt-down-over-network-hiring-former-rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-journos-melt-down-over-network-hiring-former-rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC journalists express strong disapproval over the network&#8217;s decision to bring on board ex-RNC chair Ronna McDaniel"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fnbc-journos-melt-down-over-network-hiring-former-rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel%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=2205487&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--><h2>NBC News Sparks\u200b Controversy with Hiring Decision<\/h2>\n<p>Unrest brewed at NBC News as discussions \u2062turned sour regarding the addition of former Republican National Committee Chair, Ronna Romney McDaniel, to the network&#8217;s list of occasional commentators. This came on the heels of MSNBC granting President Joe Biden&#8217;s ex<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/so-much-for-bringing-dogs-back-to-the-white-house\/\" title=\"So Much For Bringing Dogs Back To The White House\">-press secretary<\/a> \u2064a high-profile prime-time\u2064 slot, fueling \u200bheated debates within the \u2062media circles.<\/p>\n<h3>Unveiling the\u2064 Controversy<\/h3>\n<p>Amidst a flurry \u2064of\u2064 mixed reactions, \u2063NBC recently publicized the\u200c recruitment of Ronna McDaniel as part of their political analysis team following her resignation from\u2064 the RNC leadership. Her debut appearance stirred the pot\u2063 during an exclusive interview on &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; with host Kristen Welker, who set the stage with \u200ba dramatic Disclaimer about McDaniel&#8217;s new association with the network.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There has been\u2064 more \u2064consternation\u2064 and throat\u2062 clearing\u2062 over Romney than\u200c there ever was NBC hiring\u200d the \u200bsitting WH Press Secretary at\u200b the\u2064 time. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5C7yl9EU7Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">t.co\/5C7yl9EU7Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen L. Miller (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/redsteeze\/status\/1771918400995881257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@redsteeze<\/a>)\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Chuck Todd, the former host of\u2062 &#8220;Meet\u200d the Press&#8221; and NBC News&#8217; chief political \u200danalyst, vocalized support for Welker amid the storm, suggesting that\u2062 network executives owed her an apology for putting her in a\u200c challenging position.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p lang=\"en\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>NBC negotiated a contract with Jen Psaki \u2062while\u2063 she was White House \u200dPress Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>ABC hired George Stephanopoulos \u2014 directly from the Clinton WH,\u2064 with no journalism \u2064experience.<\/p>\n<p>All these networks hire operatives from the US Security State.<\/p>\n<p>It never \u2062prompts this melodrama:\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ToExKFxiI8\">t.co\/ToExKFxiI8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Glenn Greenwald (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ggreenwald\/status\/1771926537643671647?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@ggreenwald<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While\u2063 controversies surrounding hires like McDaniel swirled, comparisons were drawn to\u200c NBC&#8217;s \u2064engagement \u200bwith individuals\u2064 like \u2062Jen Psaki, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-wisconsin-board-reverses-course-and-takes-deal-to-cut-dei-staff\/\" title=\"UW board changes stance, agrees to reduce DEI staff\">sparking intense debate<\/a>. In contrast to Psaki&#8217;s journey from White House\u200b spokesperson \u200cto MSNBC, McDaniel&#8217;s\u200d recruitment faced backlash from within the network, with doubts raised about its\u2062 potential \u2062impact.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s unlikely to deliver what\u200b the \u2064network anticipates,&#8221; Todd commented, reflecting \u200con his prior involvement in pushing \u2064the now-debunked Russia conspiracy\u2064 theory.\u2063 The discord emphasizes the complex relationship between \u2064media figures and their political entanglements, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-james-okeefe-strikes-again-inside-the-pentagon\/\" title=\"Breaking: James O\u2019Keefe Unveils New Undercover Operation Inside Pentagon\">raising crucial questions<\/a> about\u2062 journalistic integrity and partisan influences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020\/02\/13\/after-fisa-abuse-chuck-todd-thinks-dojs-problem-is-too-much-accountability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">After FISA Abuse, Chuck Todd Thinks DOJ\u2019s Problem Is Too Much \u2063Accountability<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-abrams-gets-publishing-deal-for-two-political-thrillers\/\" title=\"Stacey Abrams Gets Publishing Deal For Two Political Thrillers\">media landscape continues<\/a> to evolve\u2064 and intertwine with political narratives,\u2064 the clash \u200cof perspectives at NBC\u200d highlights the challenging balance between journalistic credibility \u2064and affiliations\u200c in \u2063an increasingly polarized environment.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Tristan\u200c Justice is the\u2063 western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of \u200bSocial Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and\u200c The Daily Signal.\u2062 His work \u200dhas also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News.\u200d Tristan graduated \u200dfrom George \u200dWashington University where\u2064 he majored \u200bin political science and minored in journalism. Follow him \u200con Twitter at\u200c @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBC News commentators erupted on live television criticizing the hiring of ex-Republican National Committee Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel for occasional commentary. This uproar follows MSNBC&#8217;s decision to give President Joe Biden&#8217;s former press secretary a prime-time show. NBC revealed last week that Ronna McDaniel would be part of their political coverage team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2205488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Chuck-Todd.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2205487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Chuck-Todd.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2205487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2205488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2205487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2205487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2205487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}