Ronna Romney is, thankfully, gone from NBC. But details of her contract are leaking out. It turns out MSNBC prez Rashida Jones was directly involved in recruiting and hiring Ronna, and executives had indeed intended for her to appear on MSNBC in addition to NBC -- even agreeing to pay her extra for it.
Now, Ronna is gearing up to sue NBC for breach of contract.
[The Washington Post] NBC offered Ronna McDaniel a better contract to appear on MSNBC
The cable channel was part of the broad push to clinch a contributor deal for McDaniel, whose hiring caused an uproar. By Sarah Ellison and Josh Dawsey
Should you wish to tell NBC News what you think of hiring serial-liar, election-denier, and coup defender and thus participant Ronna McDaniel, NBC News has a contact email for the editorial staff:
Their comments come a day after #ChuckTodd pilloried #NBC execs moments after #RonnaMcDaniel’s 1st network appearance, an interview w/ #KristenWelker on “Meet the Press.”
“I think our bosses owe you an apology for putting you in this situation,” Todd told Welker. “There’s a reason why there’s a lot of #journalists at #NBCNews uncomfortable w/this, because many of our professional dealings w/the #RNC over the last 6 yrs have been met w/ #gaslighting, have been met w/ #CharacterAssassination.”
Thru that process #RonnaMcDaniel built a good rapport w/ #NBCNews execs Carrie Budoff Brown, snr VP of politics, & Rebecca Blumenstein, pres of editorial. McDaniel left the RNC, signed on w/ #CAA [further proving Republicans are just actors] & went looking for a TV contract.
…The #McDaniel deal was unanimously supported by leaders of all their networks, …including by …[the] president of #MSNBC.
The announcement came in a memo from #NBCUniversal#News Group Chair #CesarConde, who said he had listened to “the legitimate concerns” of many network employees. “No organization, particularly a newsroom, can succeed unless it is cohesive & aligned,” he wrote. “Over the last few days, it has become clear that this appointment undermines that goal."
Conde also apologized to employees “who felt we let them down” & took “full responsibility” for the hiring. #NBC#NBCNews#MSNBC#RonnaMcDaniel
#NBC employees argued publicly & privately that their complaint was not w/ #RonnaMcDaniel’s party affiliation but w/her actions.
“To be clear, we believe #NBCNews should seek out #conservative#Republican voices to provide #balance in their election coverage,” co-host Mika Brzezinski said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Mon. “But it should be conservative #Republicans, not a person who used her position of #power to be an anti- #democracy#ElectionDenier.”
Meanwhile, #CAA, the talent agency that helped broker the deal w/ #NBCNews, cut ties w/ #RonnaMcDaniel Tues, acc/to 2 people familiar w/the matter, telling the fmr #RNC chief & #political operative she needed to consult w/ an attorney to represent her in exit discussions.
“Real journalists are losing their jobs, but the handmaids of American fascism are getting plum spots in legacy American media organizations. Shame on you, #NBCNews.”
NBC News hires former RNC chair Ronna Romney McDaniel as an contributor. She was also a prominent figure in Donald Trump's deranged efforts to unsuccessfully overturn the 2020 election results. #RonnaMcDaniel#RonnaRomneyMcDaniel#NBCNews
And now, in another fuck you to their viewers, Rona Romney McDaniel has joined #NBCnews as a commentator. Seriously.
I swear, had Joseph Goebbels not murdered his six children before chewing on cyanide, he would have been hired by #NBC to host a show about Jews in the media.
The Dong family shared with #NBCNews that they will be donating $5 million to #Black#CollegeStudents around the U.S. — a donation that will be funded by the sale of their home in Coronado, #California, which they say they obtained in 1939 thanks to a Black entrepreneurial couple in the city.
#US / Kamala Harris' Gaza speech watered down by administration officials before delivery
[…] As is protocol for most high-level White House principals giving speeches about foreign policy, Harris’ speech was submitted to the National Security Council and West Wing staff members for review, and a number of changes were made, said several officials, including two from Harris’ office. Edits were made up until the last minute, as is often the case with a live foreign policy issue, the officials said.
#US / Biden warns Netanyahu that Israel is losing support worldwide and its government must 'change'
In remarks on Tuesday, #Biden issued his sharpest criticism yet of the Israeli government under #Netanyahu following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.
Biden has also stated his commitment to Israel's security remains steadfast. However, he believes Netanyahu's government, including figures like National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, is making it very difficult for Biden to move forward.
I guess everyone else understands Netanyahu himself, not just his extremist coalition, is the core problem, alongside Israel's occupation. Nevertheless, this political game continues. Biden could end it by blocking aid, as Israel's military depends on US support. But for now, the pretense is maintained.
President Biden delivered a ferocious condemnation of criminal defendant Donald Trump, ahead of the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, warning that Trump directed an insurrection and will aim to undo the nation’s bedrock democracy if he returns to power.
BREAKING: Days after an #NBCNews report pointing out that he had been IDed by #SeditionHunters for more than 700 days, the FBI has arrested #BluePlaidSprayer, who was featured in a recent Biden campaign ad and a DOJ presentation on the Jan. 6 anniversary. "The spray struck at least one officer, Officer A.I., in the face shield, as depicted in two screenshots from Officer A.I.’s body-worn camera....
"Photos of his adventures since the Jan. 6 attack — including a ski trip to Aspen, Colorado... — proved particularly irritating to sleuths who thought he should be held accountable. DOJ press release on the long-awaited arrest of this maga republican, #BluePlaidSprayer criminal.