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As we previously reported, Rachel Maddow is fuming over recent shakeups at MSNBC, and she made sure everyone knew it. Following the cancellation of Joy Reid’s show and other cuts at the network, Maddow delivered a monologue packed with melodrama, outrage, and, of course, identity politics.
Itappearshernetworkwasn’tveryhappyaboutit.
MaddowdescribedReid’sdepartureas“very,very,veryhardtotake”andheapedpraiseonherderangedformercolleague,callingherirreplaceable.ButtherealfireworksstartedwhenMaddowquestionedthereasoningbehindMSNBC’sdecisions.Asanyonecouldhavepredicted,sheplayedtheracecard.
Maddowpointedoutthatthenetworkonlyhad“two—countthem,two—nonwhitehostsinprimetime,”bothofwhomwerelosingtheirshows,alongwithKatieFangontheweekend.“Thatfeelsindefensible,”shedeclared.
Buthere’swhatMaddowconvenientlyignored:“TheReidOut”hasbeenbleedingviewers,dropping28%fromFebruary2024toFebruary2025.MSNBCisabusiness,andfailingshowsgetcanceled.DoesMaddowreallybelieveminorityhostsshouldbeshieldedfromthesameratings
