Rachel Maddow is popping out in assist of her fellow MSNBC star Pleasure Reid.
Maddow, 51, addressed the cancellation of Reid’s present, The ReidOut, which aired its last episode on Monday, February 24, throughout her present, The Rachel Maddow Present, later Monday night.
MSNBC confirmed Monday that Reid, 56, would exit the community imminently after experiences emerged over the weekend that the information community was canceling her political commentary present after 5 years.
“Pleasure Reid’s present, The ReidOut, ended tonight. And Pleasure just isn’t taking a unique job within the community. She is leaving the community altogether and that’s very, very, very onerous to take,” Maddow mentioned throughout her present Monday, per Selection.
“I’m 51 years outdated. I’ve been gainfully employed since I used to be 12. I’ve had so many various kinds of jobs you wouldn’t consider me if I informed you. However in all the roles that I’ve had, in the entire years I’ve been alive, there isn’t any colleague for whom I’ve had extra affection and extra respect than Pleasure Reid,” Maddow continued.
The political commentator continued, “I really like all the things about her. I’ve discovered a lot from her. I’ve a lot extra to be taught from her. I don’t wish to lose her as a colleague right here at MSNBC, and personally, I feel it’s a unhealthy mistake to let her stroll out the door.”
Maddow additionally referred to as out additional modifications to MSNBC’s lineup, which embrace weekend anchor Katie Phang shedding her time slot. She mentioned it was “indefensible” that the community’s “two non-white hosts in primetime are shedding their reveals.”
MSNBC president Rebecca Kutler confirmed Reid’s departure in an inside memo obtained by the Related Press on Monday. “Pleasure Reid is leaving the community and we thank her for her numerous contributions over time,” Kutler wrote, reported the outlet.
In a Bluesky put up on Monday, Reid thanked followers for his or her assist amid weekend experiences concerning the present’s cancellation. “I simply wish to say thanks to everybody who has reached out with kindness and encouragement, each personally and in these social media streets. So very happy with The Reidout crew, who’re actually household, and all of our supporters & associates. See you tomorrow night time at 7, yet one more time,” she wrote.
Talking throughout a livestream on the “Win With Black Ladies” YouTube channel on Sunday, February 23, an emotional Reid mentioned, “My present had worth.”
Reid was unapologetic about commentating on troublesome topics. “My present had worth,” she mentioned, per the AP. “Whether or not it was the Black Lives Matter points … [or] speaking about Gaza and the truth that we because the American individuals have … a proper to object to little infants being bombed … I’m not sorry that I stood up for these issues.”
