Former Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has been dropped by NBC News after fierce backlash from several prominent on-air personalities.
The network reversed its decision on Tuesday, according to reports from The New York Times and The Washington Post, after MSNBC hosts including Rachel Maddow, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Lawrence O’Donnell and Nicolle Wallace all voiced their strong disapproval of the hiring within days of it being announced.
McDaniel was hired last Friday to provide expert political analysis on MSNBC and NBC as the November presidential election approaches. She left her position at the RNC earlier this month following a request for new leadership from former President Donald Trump.
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