Rachel Maddow comes out in support of her MSNBC star companion Joy Reid.
51 -year -old Maddow addressed the Reid program cancellation, The reidoutwho issued his final episode on Monday, February 24, during his program, The Rachel Maddow programLater Monday evening.
MSNBC confirmed on Monday that Reid, 56, would leave the network imminently report It was born over the weekend that the news network canceled its political commentary program after five years.
“The Joy Reid show, The reidoutended tonight. And joy is not occupying a different job on the net. He leaves the network completely and this is very, very, very difficult to take, “Maddow said during his Monday program, according to Variety.
“I am 51 years old. I have been working since 12 years. I have had so many different types of jobs that you would not believe if I told you. But in all the jobs I have had, during all the years I have been alive, there is no colleague for whom I have had more affection and more respect than Joy Reid, “continued Maddow.
The political commentator continued: “I love everything about her. I have learned a lot from her. I have much more to learn from her. I don’t want to lose -as a colleague here in MSNBC and personally I think it’s a bad mistake to leave the door out. “
Maddow also called for more changes to the MSNBC line, which include weekend anchor Katie phang Losing the slot time. He said it was “helpless” that the “two non -white hosts of the network in Primetime lose their shows”.
President of MSNBC Rebecca Kutler Confirmed of Reid exit in an internal note obtained by the Associated press On Monday. “Joy Reid leaves the network and we thank him for his countless contributions over the years,” Kutler wrote, reported the departure.
In a Bluesky Posted on Monday, Reid thanked the fans for their support in the middle of weekend reports on the cancellation of the program. “I just want to thank all those who have contacted kindness and mood, both personally and in these social media streets. So very proud of the Reidout team, which are really familiar, and of all our followers and Friends.
Speaking during a streaming On the YouTube channel “Win with Black Women” on Sunday, February 23, a emotional Reid said, “My program was worth”.
Reid was not apologetic to comment on difficult topics. “My show was worthless,” he said to the Ap. “Whether it was the problems of Black Lives Matter … (O) Speaking of Gaza and the fact that we, as a North -American Village, have a right to oppose that small babies are bombed … I’m not sorry that I was planted for these things. “
