{"id":2390194,"date":"2025-01-14T13:25:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T18:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-president-stepping-down-ahead-of-trump-inauguration\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T13:25:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T18:25:36","slug":"msnbc-president-stepping-down-ahead-of-trump-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-president-stepping-down-ahead-of-trump-inauguration\/","title":{"rendered":"MSNBC president stepping down ahead of Trump inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fmsnbc-president-stepping-down-ahead-of-trump-inauguration%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=2390194&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>The content centers around the declaration that Rashida Jones, the president of MSNBC, is stepping\u2064 down from her position prior to the inauguration\u200c of Donald Trump. The article likely discusses the\u2062 implications of her departure in the\u200b context of \u200cthe media landscape and\u2062 possible transitions in leadership at the network. Additionally, there \u2063are elements related to \u200bthe layout and \u2063functionality of a website (such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evan-gershkovich-receives-16-year-sentence-in-russian-prison-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Evan Gershkovich receives 16-year sentence in Russian prison - Washington Examiner\">mobile menu buttons<\/a> and search options), suggesting\u200d this announcement is part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">broader online news platform<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">MSNBC President Rashida Jones stepping down ahead of Trump inauguration<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1935030\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/msnbc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MSNBC<\/a> President Rashida Jones announced Tuesday that she is stepping down from her position, just days before President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> inauguration on Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Jones&rsquo;s announcement comes after almost four years in the position and a couple of months after the network&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/12\/cable-news-ratings-2024-fox-news-cnn-msnbc-1236243730\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">viewership began declining in the wake of the 2024 presidential election<\/a>. Jones informed MSNBC staff on Tuesday of her decision, which she claimed she came to over the holidays.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This has been the most rewarding chapter of my professional career and I am immensely proud of what we have accomplished, which has been made possible only by you,&rdquo; Jones said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/business\/business-news\/msnbc-president-rashida-jones-steps-four-year-tenure-rcna187574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">in a memo to staff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Filling the role of interim president will be Rebecca Kutler, whom Jones hired as MSNBC&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-kathleen-hicks-as-deputy-defense-secretary\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Kathleen Hicks as Deputy Defense Secretary\">senior vice president<\/a> of content strategy in 2022. Jones, meanwhile, intends to stay with the network in an advisory role until March.<\/p>\n<p>Following the 2024 election cycle, Comcast, MSNBC&rsquo;s parent company, announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3235901\/comcast-moving-forward-spinoff-msnbc-other-cable-channels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the network and other NBCUniversal cable channels would be spun off to other ownership<\/a>, which is expected to take place within a year. The NBC broadcast network, Bravo, and the streaming service Peacock are expected to be safe from this spin-off and will instead be kept by Comcast.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Besides the announcement of the impending spin-off, MSNBC has dealt with other network drama, including criticism from viewers over <em>Morning Joe<\/em> co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago after the election. Ex-CNN host Don Lemon accused the hosts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3284697\/don-lemon-rant-morning-joe-hosts-trump-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">forgoing their &ldquo;morals&rdquo; and &ldquo;principles&rdquo; in meeting with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">president-elect<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, MSNBC announced that network anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/01\/rachel-maddow-trump-five-nights-a-week-1236255232\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rachel Maddow will return to a five-night weekly schedule<\/a> for Trump&rsquo;s first 100 days in office, likely in a bid to bolster the network&rsquo;s ratings. 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