Chuck Todd Blasts NBC On-Air For Hiring Ronna McDaniel

Free from the Republican National Committee’s shackles, newly minted NBC News contributor Ronna McDaniel made her first appearance on Sunday, a move former Meet the Press host Chuck Todd blasted the network for—while on air.

McDaniel made her first appearance on the network on Sunday’s Meet The Press, where she was pressed by moderator Kristen Welker about her personal stances on various issues—and where she once stood while RNC chairwoman. The interview was McDaniel’s first appearance on the network since NBC announced she would join as an on-air contributor ahead of the 2024 election, sparking anger by some within NBC over McDaniel’s past public allegiance to Trump and her past comments about the validity of the 2020 election.

“This interview was scheduled weeks before it was announced that McDaniel would become a paid NBC News contributor,” Welker said in an on-air disclosure. “This will be a news interview, and I was not involved in her hiring.”

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