{"id":18058,"date":"2025-06-03T11:40:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T11:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=18058"},"modified":"2025-06-03T11:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T11:40:14","slug":"megyn-kelly-advises-msnbc-on-a-severe-punishment-for-rachel-maddow-after-maddow-repeatedly-criticized-msnbc-for-removing-several-non-white-anchors-especially-defending-joy-reid-she-slapped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=18058","title":{"rendered":"Megyn Kelly advises MSNBC on a severe punishment for Rachel Maddow after Maddow repeatedly criticized MSNBC for removing several non-white anchors, especially defending Joy Reid: \u201cShe slapped her boss in the face just to show off her \u2018hypocritical virtue\u2019!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-10763\" class=\"post-10763 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2KZRN6puAuVU3PUJq61i7A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIwNDg7aD0xMTUy\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/thewrap.com\/c798db1e6a0fa61d14a446879dd2c1f2\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Megyn Kelly thinks Rachel Maddow should be punished for going after her MSNBC bosses following Joy Reid\u2019s firing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Tuesday\u2019s episode of \u201cThe Megyn Kelly Show,\u201d the host unpacked MSNBC\u2019s choice to fire Reid \u2013 and end her show \u201cTheReidOut\u201d \u2013 and Maddow\u2019s call-out later in the day. Kelly slammed the MSNBC host for rubbing \u201cs\u2013t\u201d in her boss\u2019 face.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cShe really is one of the most annoying people on television,\u201d Kelly said. \u201cShe oozes sanctimony and self-righteousness, and here\u2019s the real capper. She took her boss\u2019 faces and rubbed them in s\u2013t last night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch the full segment below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a-_vm7Nrju8?si=LlJdVVf1aLTBehQU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"560\" data-origheight=\"315\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><ins id=\"982a9496-76bdf7bb11209c453ac2c0e9d8166010-6-7123\" class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"76bdf7bb11209c453ac2c0e9d8166010\"><ins id=\"982a9496-76bdf7bb11209c453ac2c0e9d8166010-6-7123-1\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1735790654907-0\" data-google-query-id=\"CODctZKV1Y0DFYAiBgAdIzcrqQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21715635079\/zmedia_MB_Inread2_360headlines.com_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kelly added, \u201cShe should be fired. They won\u2019t fire her, because I won\u2019t say the P word, but they are a bunch of P\u2019s, and she\u2019s the only one who comes close to putting numbers on the board. \u2026 But what she got away with on the air last night was absolutely disrespectful, and it was insubordinate, and it is just evidence of how she is somebody who evinces an affected or hypocritical holiness, a feeling or display of moral superiority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Maddow went on her show Monday night and said the choice to let Reid and other MSNBC host Katie Phang go felt \u201cindefensible\u201d and felt \u201cunnerving\u201d to her at this period in time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI will tell you. It is also unnerving to see that on a network where we\u2019ve got two \u2013 count them \u2013 two nonwhite hosts in primetime, both of our nonwhite hosts in primetime are losing their shows, as is Katie Phang on the weekend,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd that feels worse than bad, no matter who replaces them. That feels indefensible. And I do not defend it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\">MSNBC will replace \u201cTheReidOut\u201d with a new show hosted by \u201cThe Weekend\u201d anchors Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez in the 7 p.m. ET slot. Former Joe Biden press secretary Jen Psaki will also have her show \u201cInside With Jen Psaki\u201d expanding to air Tuesday-Friday.<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6123bfdc51ca861bee8eeee8\/4:3\/w_1776,h_1332,c_limit\/Rachel-Maddow.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel Maddow's MSNBC Deal Gives Her the Chance to Build a Media Empire |  Vanity Fair\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In a jaw-dropping clash of media titans, Megyn Kelly has called for MSNBC to deliver a \u201csevere punishment\u201d to Rachel Maddow after the liberal host\u2019s brazen defense of Joy Reid and other non-white anchors axed from the network\u2019s lineup. Kelly, never one to mince words, accused Maddow of \u201chypocritical virtue signaling\u201d in a fiery rant that\u2019s set tongues wagging across the cable news world.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Maddow sparked outrage by publicly slamming MSNBC\u2019s decision to sideline several prominent non-white anchors, including her vocal support for Reid, whose fiery commentary has long been a lightning rod. \u201cRachel thinks she\u2019s untouchable, slapping her bosses in the face just to flex her woke credentials!\u201d Kelly fumed, suggesting the network should suspend or even fire Maddow for her insubordination. \u201cShe\u2019s not running the show\u2014she\u2019s an employee, not the CEO!\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Insiders reveal MSNBC is in chaos, with executives fuming over Maddow\u2019s defiance. \u201cRachel\u2019s acting like she\u2019s above the network, but this could backfire big time,\u201d a source spilled. \u201cHer loyalty to Reid is admirable, but publicly bashing your employer? That\u2019s a dangerous game.\u201d Some speculate Maddow\u2019s outburst was a calculated move to rally her base, while others see it as a desperate bid to stay relevant in a shifting media landscape.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kelly, no stranger to controversy herself, didn\u2019t hold back, accusing Maddow of \u201cperformative outrage\u201d to mask her own privilege. \u201cShe\u2019s preaching diversity while sitting pretty in her ivory tower,\u201d Kelly sneered. Will MSNBC bow to pressure and punish their star host, or will Maddow\u2019s clout save her? One thing\u2019s clear: this drama is far from over, and the tabloids are eating it up!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GjjRtdtWcAAvx0W.jpg:large\" alt=\"Megyn Kelly on X: &quot;Left Pushes &quot;Constitutional Crisis&quot; Narrative, and Trump  Brings Back Plastic Straws, with @charlescwcooke, @RichLowry, and  @carolmswain WATCH: https:\/\/t.co\/uE0IVnWdHj&quot; \/ X\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/megyn-kelly-reckoning.jpg?w=1581&amp;h=1054&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Is Megyn Kelly Finally Being Reckoned?\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\"><ins id=\"982a9496-4f7db1095341ca208c0b40c2266167b5-7-2837\" class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"4f7db1095341ca208c0b40c2266167b5\"><ins id=\"982a9496-4f7db1095341ca208c0b40c2266167b5-7-2837-1\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1735790753490-0\" data-google-query-id=\"CNTntZKV1Y0DFXgkBgAd2jQzlQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21715635079\/zmedia_MB_CBV_360headlines.com_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-tags\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"entry-footer\">\n<div class=\"share-icons\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-box clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Megyn Kelly thinks Rachel Maddow should be punished for going after her MSNBC bosses following Joy Reid\u2019s firing. 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