Maddow Criticizes NBC's Hiring of Former RNC Chair as Commentator
• Maddow blasts NBC's "inexplicable" decision to hire former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as a political commentator • Says putting McDaniel "on the payroll is inexplicable," like hiring a "mobster" to work in a DA's office • Decision has set off firestorm of criticism inside NBC and open revolt among hosts like Maddow • Maddow argues hiring undermines covering threats to democracy and 2024 election • Urges NBC to admit it was wrong, end McDaniel's contract, as "a sign of strength, not weakness"