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During her time as chair, McDaniel repeatedly attacked the press,
-- an increasingly popular tactic in Republican circles over the last several years as Donald Trump demonized journalists and news institutions.

McDaniel echoed many such attacks, labeling the press as “fake news” and calling the media “corrupt.” At times, she even targeted NBC News and MSNBC with dishonest attacks.

In 2019, for instance, McDaniel accused Richard Engel, NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent, of “actively cheering for an economic downturn.”
“How can NBC let him keep his job when he’s made his bias so clear?” McDaniel asked.

#NBC #Ronna #McDaniel #Carrie #Budoff #Brown #Rachel #Maddow

#NBC hires former RNC chair #Ronna #McDaniel, who has
🔸demonized the press; and
🔸refused to acknowledge Biden was fairly elected

McDaniel, the former Republican National Committee chair has repeatedly attacked the network and its journalists, assailed the news media as “fake news” and promoted false claims around the 2020 vote, as an on-air commentator ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

“It couldn’t be a more important moment to have a voice like Ronna’s on the team,” #Carrie #Budoff #Brown, 💥senior vice president of politics at NBC News, 💥said in a memo to staff.

An NBC spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment about her attacks on the news media and NBC.

NBC’s hiring of McDaniel, however, plays into 👉 a recent trend at the network’s outlets, which has seemingly 🌟softened its stance on Trump 🌟as he inches toward the Republican nomination for president.

Earlier this month, ♦️CNBC hosted Trump for a lengthy phone interview in which the network’s anchors allowed him to ♦️peddle lies and conspiracy theories on air without scrutiny.

MSNBC has even started 🔹carrying Trump’s remarks live on television, a practice that 🔹the network boasted for years it would not do.

Star host #Rachel #Maddow, who has said carrying Trump’s lies on the air is dangerous, even objected to the network broadcasting a recent speech from the presumptive Republican nominee, calling it
🔥“irresponsible.”🔥

McDaniel has a lengthy history attacking the progressive cable news channel MSNBC, 🔸on which she will appear in her new role. 🔸

In recent years, she has repeatedly attacked the channel for “spreading lies” and blasted those she described as the network’s “primetime propagandists.”

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/22/media/ronna-mcdaniel-nbc/index.html